School board races across Texas deal losses for many conservatives

School board races across Texas deal losses for many conservatives

Issues about control of book purchases and how curriculums teach race and gender have led to change on many boards, including Keller, Katy and Mansfield ISDs.

Fort Bend ISD trustee election won by candidates who opposed controversial book and gender policies

Afshi Charania won a three-candidate race that included board vice president Rick Garcia, while Angie Wierzbicki won the race for a seat being vacated by David Hamilton. Garcia and Hamilton supported both policies.

Voters Oust School Board Conservatives in Texas School

In a rebuke to recent conservative education policies in Texas, voters in Mansfield ousted three incumbent school board members Saturday, flipping control of the Mansfield Independent School District during a contentious election season marked by debate over book bans and school vouchers, Newsweek reported. Three conservative incumbents on the Mansfield Independent School District board were voted out on May 3, as voters backed challengers advoc…

Conservative Texas school board voted out amid book bans

Voters in Mansfield ISD overhauled the school board in the May 3 election, with challengers unseating incumbents in all races.

School Board Races Across Texas Deal Losses for Many Conservatives - Dallas Weekly

Conservative school board candidates across Texas suffered an array of defeats in Saturday’s local elections, marking a clear setback for the Republican-aligned movement to shape how grade school curriculums and library books confront issues of race, sex and gender.The sweeping losses for conservative school board hopefuls also served as an early sign of potential backlash to the nascent administration of President Donald Trump, ahead of a 2026 …

Conservative School Boards Face Election Defeats in Trump Heartland

Conservative school board candidates saw a string of defeats in parts of Texas where voters had backed President Donald Trump in November.Why It MattersIn recent years, school boards, usually nonpartisan, have become political battlegrounds in broader culture wars. Conservatives have targeted public education, arguing that parents should have more control over what their children learn at school.The elections took place in Texas as Governor Greg…