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High-Stakes School Board Races and Education Policy Battles Heat Up in Texas

Texas is seeing intense competition in major school board races, particularly in Dallas ISD and San Antonio ISD, as candidates with significant experience and political backing vie for leadership roles. The outcomes will shape the direction of the state's second-largest school district and influence policies affecting nearly 140,000 students. At the same time, a controversial school choice bill is advancing in the state legislature, sparking partisan tensions and setting the stage for future electoral battles. Democrats are strategizing to challenge Republicans in upcoming elections, aiming to capitalize on education policy disputes. These developments underscore the growing importance of education issues in Texas politics.

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Who is running for Dallas ISD school board?

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Whoever wins will work with Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde to lead the second-largest district in Texas. Trustees are tasked with evaluating Elizalde, passing a roughly $1.8 billion budget and setting district policy to serve DISD’s nearly 140,000 students.

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We recommend for Dallas ISD, District 5

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Byron Sanders is a high-profile candidate with high-power backers. Voters should put his experience to work for Dallas ISD. Sanders, 41, made a splash several years ago as a TED speaker and CEO of BigThought, a Dallas nonprofit providing arts education and after-school programs. Now, he’s CEO of Arete Health.

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Rising progressive star, seasoned Democratic lawmaker face off in heated SAISD board race

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Longtime state politician Mike Villarreal challenges trustee Sarah Sorensen for San Antonio ISD's District 1 board seat.

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Trump hits ‘nasty’ Michelle Obama at Atlanta rally

Former President Trump attacked former first lady Michelle Obama during his rally in Atlanta on Monday, calling her “nasty” after Obama lobbed attacks at the former president while stumping for Vice President Harris.“You know who’s nasty to me? Michelle Obama,” Trump told supporters in Atlanta.“I always tried to be so nice and respectful. Oh, she opened up a little bit of — a little bit of a box. She opened up a little bit of something. Oh, she was nasty. Shouldn’t be that way. That was a big mistake that she made,” he added.His remarks come after Obama criticized Trump during a Michigan rally on Saturday, at one point mentioning “Donald Trump’s gross incompetence.”“I hope that you’ll forgive me if I’m a little angry that we are indifferent to his erratic behavior, his obvious mental decline, his history as a convicted felon, a known slum lord, a predator found liable for sexual abuse, all of this while we pick apart Kamala’s answers from interviews that he doesn’t even have the courage to do, y’all,” she said in Kalamazoo, Mich.The heated rhetoric underscores the increasingly personal tone the presidential election has taken between the two campaigns roughly one week out from the election.An aggregate of national surveys compiled by The Hill/Decision Desk HQ shows Harris slightly ahead at close to 49 percent support while Trump is at 48 percent.

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