Reductions in funding leaves schools with outdated textbooks AUSTIN — Texas history teachers this year won't have to use antiquated textbooks that name Dan Morales as attorney general. After all, the state's former top legal official is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion charges. Other textbooks won't be as current. Despite pleas from the state Board of Education, the Legislature cut textbook funding by $182 million this year. As the school year begins, some books are as many as 14 years old, and gaffes in accuracy are inevitable. For example: the Food and...