Texas Board of Education chairman Don McLeroy's nomination to continue in that capacity was just rejected by the Texas Senate.
For all the gory details, check out TFN's liveblog. The vote was 19-11 in favor, and requires 2/3 for approval. The Senate President briefly had trouble with the math, either thinking 19>20 or that 30 * 2/3 ≠ 20, but it all sorted out.
Check out my article on events in Texas for more background on McLeroy's antics.
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We had hopes that the mad creationist dentist, Don McLeroy, would be booted from the Texas Board of Education. No such luck: I just received this call to action in the mail.
It would appear that the Coalition of the Sane is beginning to reassert itself--if only by a one percent margin (italics mine):
There is hope in Texas. Deranged creationist dentist Don McLeroy is getting grilled in confirmation hearings.
Terri Leo just offered an amendment to add a standard to Biology 9:
D) analyze and evaluate the evidence regarding formation of simple organic molecules and their organization into long complex molecules having information such as the DNA molecule for self-replicating life.