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The 15 members of the Texas Board of Education convene once a decade to decide on textbook standards for the state’s schools. These decisions, due to Texas’ purchasing power, ultimately affect textbook publications across the nation. Spearheaded by Evangelical Christian, Don McLeroy, BOE has made its way to the forefront of the U.S. culture wars, overseeing changes to curricula that fit within the religious views of McLeroy and other fundamentalist board members. The theory of evolution and a rewrite of U.S. history are caught in the crosshairs when McLeroy seeks re-election as chairman of the most influential board of education.