Creationists who control the Texas State Board of Education have now taken a critical step in their crusade to water down instruction on evolution in public school science classrooms. As we told you last month, teacher and academic work groups have proposed strong new science curriculum standards regarding evolution, a concept that provides the foundation for the study of all the biological sciences. Now, however, the state board’s creationist faction is moving to undermine that proposal.
–Creationists Launch First Strike against Evolution in Texas Science Standards, Texas Freedom Network

I guess having an educational system ranked 48th out of 50 states just isn’t good enough for Texas. We are shooting for last place!