Y'all may remember, I joined the Texas Citizens for Science earlier this year, mostly to get on the mailing list. No shame while acknowledging that it's "my" issue... I gave up long ago opining on geopolitics and America's public image elsewhere on the planet, but for some reason this implacable situation has grabbed on to me and won't let go. Partially because the issue itself won't die. Most people either understand what science is, or aren't concerned. But there are those few who cannot make the cognitive connection, either because of years of indoctrination or of a genuine lack of the ability... and they won't let go either.

So ~

The latest from Texas:

Associated Press

AUSTIN --The state's director of science curriculum said she resigned this month under pressure from officials who felt she gave the appearance of criticizing the instruction of intelligent design.

The Texas Education Agency put Chris Comer on 30 days' paid administrative leave in late October, resulting in what she described as a forced resignation.

The move came shortly after Ms. Comer forwarded an e-mail announcing a presentation being given by the author of Inside Creationism's Trojan Horse. In the book, author Barbara Forrest says creationist politics are behind the movement to get intelligent design theory taught in public schools. Ms. Comer sent the e-mail to several individuals and a few online communities.

Ms. Comer, who held her position for nine years, said she believes evolution politics were behind her ousting.

"None of the other reasons they gave are, in and of themselves, firing offenses," she said.

My source: TCS The rest of the text is (among other places I"m sure) at the Dallas Morning News.

The email newsletter also contained a link to a page at something called "wikio" which appears to harvest links to blogs -- in this case, on the search words "Chris Comer". I've read a couple already, and will go back.