The Texas Board of Education is delaying the order for Ethnic Studies textbooks by one year. The board voted recently to push back the purchase of state-approved African, Asian, Native and Mexican American studies for Texas high schools to 2017.
Board member Thomas Ratliff says the delay was a financial decision. But Tony Diaz, an activist with Librotraficante â which last year launched a push to create Mexican-American studies classes for Texas high schools â tells Houston Mattersâ Maggie Martin he believes other motivations are at play. Heâll share his views on this edition of Houston Matters.