State Board Hearing on Texas Textbooks Sparks Evolution Debate
The State Board of Education, facing pressure from religious and social conservatives, holds a public hearing this week on seven proposed science textbooks as they consider how evolution is presented. Critics seek equal ink for alternative views while supporters insist the science remains intact. The dispute echoes past Texas curriculum battles and broader debates over climate change and scientific theory.
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Tools and tales of a life tied to work and craft
Malcolm Murray, a Baytown mechanical engineer retired from Exxon Chemical, recounts his lifelong relationship with tools. From early apprenticeship with his father to patenting shaft alignment devices, he details tool development, training across five countries, and a career focused on precision, efficiency, and hands on problem solving.
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Today in History highlights and political notes
A roundup of events on this date from 1789 to 2013 including the Judiciary Act establishing an attorney general and Supreme Court, the Black Friday panic of 1869, Doolittle's all instrument flight in 1929, Axis Sally treason case, Eisenhower heart attack, Disney World debut, and other significant milestones. Also notes Dr Seuss’s death in 1991, Bush terrorism asset freezes in 2001, Texas redistricting, and Galveston rebuilding after Ike.
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