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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board approved new science textbooks Friday but called on some publishers to remove material that some Republicans criticized as incorrect or negative portrayals ...

Students walk between classes at Chapa Middle School in Kyle. The State Board of Education on Friday approved five eighth grade science textbooks that will for the first time be required to include ...