What does the Texas State Board of Education do?
*approves curriculum
*adopts textbooks
*establishes graduation requirements
*approves rules for Educator Certification
*final approval of new charter schools 

However, the current Republicans on the State Board of Education just abdicated their responsibility to approve the new social studies curriculum because they want the current Republican nominees (who are substantially more extreme including a January 6th attendee) to tear it apart and fill it with propaganda before approving it. 

District 6 map