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Can Mary Lou Bruner Rewrite Texas Textbooks?

The Texas State Board of Education doesn't hold the national sway it once did, so if the controversial East Texas grandmother is elected her impact might be marginal.

By Christopher Connelly, KERA News
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The Texas State Board of Education doesn't hold the national sway it once did, so if the controversial East Texas grandmother is elected her impact might be marginal.

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