{"id":356057,"date":"2026-06-30T18:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/356057\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T18:32:31","slug":"texas-education-board-member-from-san-antonio-threatens-suit-against-gop-colleagues-who-trashed-her-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/356057\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas education board member from San Antonio threatens suit against GOP colleagues who trashed her online"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Texas'The Texas State Board of Education voted last week on controversial changes to the K-through-8th curriculum. Credit: Unsplash<\/p>\n

A State Board of Education member from San Antonio has threatened to sue two other members of the board, alleging they\u2019re harming her reputation by labeling her a \u201cMarxist\u201d and blaming her for spreading \u201cgender confusion\u201d among young people, the Texas Tribune reports<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Marisa B. P\u00e9rez-D\u00edaz, a Democrat on the Republican-controlled board, sent cease-and-desist letters to GOP members Julie Pickren and Brandon Hall last week, arguing that their online statements about her had resulted in \u201csubstantial personal, professional, and reputational harm,\u201d according to the nonprofit news site. <\/p>\n

She further alleged the remarks could embolden others to target her and warned her colleagues that she could sue over the continued attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNevertheless, you have continued this conduct yourself in a way that is not only unprofessional and uncalled for but that appears intended to incite harm and violence,\u201d states the letter obtained by the Tribune. <\/p>\n

Even so, neither Pickren nor Hall has throttled back the online attacks against P\u00e9rez-D\u00edaz, the Tribune reports. The pair dismissed her concerns as a \u201cmeritless\u201d assault on free speech.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The harsh words come after the Texas State Board of Education voted last week to enact statewide curriculum changes that could require Texas students from kindergarten through 8th grade to learn Bible verses in class. The Republican-led plan also ordered up rewrite of social studies lessons that critics charge diminishes minority voices and presents a whitewashed take on U.S. and Texas history.<\/p>\n

Perez-Diaz, who holds a Master of Education degree and served as director of strategic partnerships for San Antonio\u2019s Edgewood ISD, has been one of the most outspoken Democrats on the board in criticizing the controversial revisions. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a massive shift in how we approach social studies. We are no longer going to be focusing on world cultures or international relations and global learning. It has been completely diminished,\u201d she told the Current<\/a> in an interview last week. \u201cThere is an emphasis on U.S. and Texas exceptionalism in a way that downplays even the histories of Texas\u2019 people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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