Social Studies Review Key Issue In Tarrant County Races For State Board Of Education

Arlington TX

08 February, 2022

6:02 PM

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By Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report February 7, 2022 Last year was marked by Texas lawmakers battling over a law banning critical race theory in schools. This year, the fight over education moves to the ballot box. Candidates in races up and down the ballot are talking about schools. But a pair of races in Tarrant County will have more of a direct impact on students. Voters will decide two seats on the State Board of Education, the 15-member governing body that sets and reviews policies and standards for Texas schools. Tarrant County is split between Districts 11 and 13. Most of Tarrant County is in District 11, which also includes Dallas, Parker, Hood, Somervell and Johnson counties. Republican Pat Hardy has represented the district since 2002 and is seeking her sixth four-year term; the board has no term limits. She faces three opponents in the GOP primary: DC Caldwell, Rebecca Garcia and Joshua Tarbay. Two Democrats — Luis Miguel Sifuentes and Caldwell — also are in the race. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.