Yep, Texas is heading for a new monkey trial.

Chris Comer, former science director of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) was fired because he forwarded an announcement about an evolution event, and she has now sued for illegal termination on the basis that:

• That creationism is illegal religious dogma in public schools.
• The TeA’s “neutrality” on evolution/creationism is in fact an endorsement of the latter.
• That her firing is an illegal establishment of religion.

The think is that this is fairly settled law, see Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, so I imagine that Comer will win this.

It’s why I left Texas in 2001. I did not want my children to grow up in the backward political and social environment there.