Mailers, money and a church's politics: How some North Texas school board races are 'drawn into the vortex of the culture wars'
Highland Park residents recently opened their mailboxes to find flyers slamming a school board candidate because he put a Black Lives Matter sign in his yard. Ahead of the May 1 municipal elections, some North Texas school board races have taken on a tenor infused with huge amounts of cash, political divisiveness and dog whistles evoking national wedge issues. For more than a year, trustees have been at the center of some of the country’s most heated debates: People have packed into meetings ...
Source: dallasnews.com