Fox News’ Maggie Kerkman files dispatches on the latest action from the Texas Board of Education as it approves social studies and history textbook guidelines that could affect what winds up in the lessons of students around the country.

UPDATE – 5:26 p.m. local times (6:26 ET):

Elementary-thru-8 final vote 9 to 5. Miller absent.

UPDATE – 5:07 p.m. local times (6:07 ET): High School guildines pass

Now going back to debating kindergarden-8th grade.

Debate leading up to high school vote:

Subchapter c. Hs. Implementation of teks for ss, hs

Mercer. They wanted to delete Christmas, Rosh. I was so happy to be able to share my opinion. Some heckler got to him. Never happened. 

They had to stop.

Most outrageous has been editorial boards.

I am really sad. We have process. Editorial boards lying. Talks about Jefferson issue.

No further debate.

Board open for vote.

9-5 carries

UPDATE - 4:50 p.m. local time (5:50 p.m. ET):

Debate on postponing vote on high school guildines until July.

Terri. Don’t see what postponing would do.

Mercer. Sounds rational to wait till July.

Bradley. Been on long enough to remember last ss vote. Vote is gonna go party lines 10-5. Just like last time but other way. We need to finish today

Hardy. I still have concerns about product. How would this impact staff?

Hs subchapter c postponement.

Kright issue is quality of doc.

knight. not behave like spoiled brats bc we don’t get our way

Craig. Generally doc is good. Make 6 experts review it in next two months. Even better. Don’t need to postpone 2011. Might be worth taking a little bit of time.

Allen. Us History not ready to move forward. Overrun with too many expectations.

Agosto. We are rewriting history. If. We do this in July, and we all come together. There’s this side/ vs that side. Feels like two boards.

Vote fails 6-8

4:19 p.m. local time (5:19 p.m. ET):

Not in heating room but doc unit Ayse Weiting says they are splitting curriculum so they can vote only on HS social studies curriculum. Will revisit k to 8  later. Doing final heated arguments now.