Summary
Progressive-backed candidates won three school board seats in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District near Houston, Texas. This shift reduced the conservative majority on the board and occurred during elections that showed Democratic gains in various areas of the country.
Key Facts
- Three progressive candidates won seats on the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school board in Texas.
- The district is the third-largest school district in Texas.
- Before the election, conservatives held a 6-1 majority on the board; now, they have a 4-3 minority.
- The school board races became partisan, though the board is technically nonpartisan.
- The recently elected candidates had participated in Democratic primaries.
- The election results were part of broader Democratic gains in various elections nationwide.
- There is ongoing debate in Texas about religion in schools, with recent bills requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton instructed schools to comply with this bill.
