Category Archives for Ken Mercer

Texas Ed Board Member Ken Mercer Promotes Fear and Hate in San Antonio Anti-Discrimination Debate

By Dan | Published September 4, 2013

We already knew that Texas State Board of Education member Ken “Cat-Dog” Mercer, R-San Antonio, arrogantly questions the religious faith of people who oppose teaching public school students discredited creationist arguments against evolution in their science classrooms. Now we see that Mercer also has no problem using fear and hate to promote discrimination. Below is a […]

Also posted in LGBT issues, TFN | 4 Comments

Does Ken Mercer Support the Smear Campaign Against a Fellow Texas Education Board Member?

By Dan | Published January 22, 2013

Does Texas State Board of Education member Ken Mercer, a San Antonio Republican, think one of his fellow Republicans on the board “has no integrity”? Does he think his fellow Republican has “disdain for the law,” is ineligible to serve on the board, and is using his position to enrich his business clients? If he […]

Also posted in Donna Garner, State Board of Education, TFNEF, Thomas Ratliff | 3 Comments

Bill Nye the Science Guy Appeals to Grownups

By Jose | Published August 27, 2012

Bill Nye the Science Guy has gone viral with a new web video that simply must be shared with TFN Insider readers. In the vid, Nye makes an appeal to the grownups: And I say to the grownups, if you want to deny evolution and live in your world, in your world that’s completely inconsistent […]

Also posted in Barbara Cargill, creationism, David Bradley, evolution, Gail Lowe, science, TFNEF | 15 Comments

Hypocrite Alert: Texas Ed Board Member Ken Mercer Blames ‘the Left’ for Curriculum Changes HE Passed

By Dan | Published July 23, 2012

Members of the creationist bloc on the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) have mistated the truth so often that they can’t even keep their own distortions straight. Case in point: Speaking on Saturday at the “Texas Freedom Rally at the Alamo” in San Antonio, SBOE member Ken Mercer told Tea Party activists some real […]

Also posted in social studies, TFNEF | 4 Comments

SBOE Candidate Gets Far-Right Endorsements

By Dan | Published February 29, 2012

Five of the Texas State Board of Education‘s far-right bloc have endorsed Marty Rowley of Amarillo in the Republican primary for the District 15 state board seat. Rowley’s campaign blog says board Chair Barbara Cargill, R-The Woodlands; former chair Gail Lowe, R-Lampasas; Charlie Garza, R-El Paso; Terri Leo, R-Spring; and Ken Mercer, R-San Antonio have […]

Also posted in 2012 Texas SBOE elections, Anette Carlisle, Barbara Cargill, Charlie Garza, Gail Lowe, Steven Schafersman, Terri Leo, TFN | 4 Comments

SBOE Campaign Finance Reports

By Dan | Published January 18, 2012

All Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) seats are up for election this year, but so far there’s not a lot of money flowing into those campaigns. Nearly all SBOE candidates have now filed their July 1, 2011-December 31, 2011, campaign finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission. Some non-surprises: Geraldine “Tincy” Miller, R-Dallas, is […]

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SBOE Candidate: Ken Mercer

By TFN | Published November 7, 2011

Because of redistricting, all 15 seats on the Texas State Board of Education will be up for grabs in the November 2012 elections. The results of those elections will determine whether the religious right’s corrosive influence over public education will weaken or grow as the board considers what the next generation of public school students […]

Also posted in 2012 Texas SBOE elections | 8 Comments

Mercer Still Attacking Science and Teachers

By Dan | Published October 28, 2011

How in the world did we miss this? Seems that in August, Texas State Board of Education member Ken Mercer, R-San Antonio, had some interesting things to say about science and social studies curriculum standards on a Tea Party radio program. Speaking on the San Antonio Tea Party’s Boiling Point radio show, Mercer offered much […]

Also posted in creationism, evolution, science | 27 Comments

Easiest $500 Perry Ever Made

By Jose | Published August 26, 2011

Gov. Perry, we’d like to bring an exciting money-making opportunity to your attention. Have you ever met Ken Mercer? You might have. Mercer is the District 5 representative on the State Board of Education and, proudly, a member of that body’s far-right bloc. Last month when the SBOE debated adoption of instructional materials in science, […]

Also posted in creationism, curriculum standards, Rick Perry | 10 Comments

Always Check Your Work, Students

By TFN | Published December 10, 2010

Even Twitter feeds… (Hat tip: Lee Nichols of the Austin Chronicle) 

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