1. EVOLUTION: IT'S A NATURAL LAW, AND IT'S IN TEXAS SCHOOLBOOKS. By a vote of 11 - 4, the Texas State Board of Education yesterday rejected efforts of religious groups, the Discovery Institute in particular, to get science textbooks adopted that conform to the religious tenets of "intelligent design." A letter bearing the names of 550 scientists and teachers who live and work in Texas was sent to members of the Board a few days before the vote urging them to support "high standards of science." The American Physical Society assisted Texas physicists wishing to be part of this overwhelming display of support for science. Before the vote, a Dallas Morning News editorial was troubled by "scientists in thrall to their own dogmas," but a science reporter exulted in the outcome, quoting a biology professor who said it, "sent a strong message that Texas does have high standards in science."
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