TRUTH ABOUT SBOE VOTES
Case File: Public Education – Texas Division
Status: Ongoing Investigation
Date Range Covered: August 29, 2023 – Third Quarter 2025
The public has a right to the facts—straight, unredacted
Our investigation tracks how every member of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) has voted on critical curriculum issues. These are the decisions that shape the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the blueprint for what every child in Texas learns.
This file contains the record. Names, dates, and votes. No speculation. Just the truth.
Subjects Under Review
Case Notes:
Title IX – Definition of Women – Determining if “women” in state education policy will mean only biological females.
Intellectual Property Protection – Training students to spot and counter threats from foreign, state-run economies engaged in patent theft.
Character Development Initiative – Promoting honesty, self-reliance, patience, kindness, and respect for authority.
Self-Sufficiency Curriculum – Equipping future citizens to stand on their own two feet.
Subjects Under Review
Case Notes:
Intellectual Property Protection – Training students to spot and counter threats from foreign, state-run economies engaged in patent theft.
Character Development Initiative – Promoting honesty, self-reliance, patience, kindness, and respect for authority.
Self-Sufficiency Curriculum – Equipping future citizens to stand on their own two feet.
American Indian Indigenous Population, an 'innovative' course that calls Washington a terrorist.
To allow a National Board teacher certification to be accepted as a Texas certified teacher automatically. This was hotly debated on Friday at the April board meeting as the National Board instructs teachers in helping to socially transition kids.
Vote Ledger
Surveillance Footage — Review the Evidence
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Patent Theft & Economic Security (Timestamp: 7:33) – View Recording
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Character Traits & Self-Sufficiency (Timestamp: 1:42) – View Recording
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American Indian Indigenous Population (Timestamp: 3:53) - View Recording
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National Board Certification (Timestamp: 4:14) - View Recording
Charter School Votes
Case Notes:
Charter Approval - Arcadia High School
Charter Approval - Fort Worth STEAM Academy
Charter Approval - Frank Liu Jr. Academy for Music and Arts
Charter Approval - Museum School of East Dallas
Charter Veto - Unidos Soccer Leadership Academy
Charter Veto - Valenta Academy
Vote Ledger
Surveillance Footage — Review the Evidence
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Arcadia High School Charter Approval (Timestamp: 1:35) - View Recording
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Fort Worth STEAM Academy Charter Approval (Timestamp: 1:40) - View Recording
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Frank Liu Jr. Academy Charter Approval (Timestamp: 1:42) - View Recording
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Museum School of East Dallas Charter Approval (Timestamp: 1:43) - View Recording
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Unidos Soccer Leadership Academy Charter Veto (Timestamp: 1:44) - View Recording
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Valenta Academy Charter Veto (Timestamp: 1:47) - View Recording
Case Conclusion
The votes are in. The record is clear.
These individuals decide what Texas children will be taught.