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The culture wars have returned to the State Board of Education. Texas public school classrooms will get new social studies textbooks next fall the first in a dozen years. And that's why more than 50 people signed up to testify before the State Board of Education about what's in them.

In Tuesday's Capital Tonight, we looked at the latest fight over what's going into textbooks approved for the state, and why many feel the politics of today are creeping into the classroom.

It's been nearly three months since state leaders announced a surge in DPS troopers to the border. Since then, the deployment of National Guard troops has added a new layer to the mix. So how is it all working out? Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst joined us with the latest on the state's border security surge.

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Attorney General Greg Abbott's campaign is going on the attack against his Democratic opponent, Sen. Wendy Davis, in a new online ad. Political strategists Harold Cook and Ted Delisi weighed in on the strategy heading into November.

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Capital Tonight: Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Responds to Border Surge Criticism