A school bus drives past the Texas Capitol Complex as State Board of Education members hold a meeting in the William B. Travis building in Austin on Nov. 17, 2023. Credit: Texas Tribune / Julius Shieh Republicans' unrestrained dominance over what students learn in the classroom took a major hit in the last day when four new Democrats won State Board of Education seats.

Now, only one seat among the 15-member group remains undecided.

Democrat Dana Van de Walker leads Republican incumbent Audrey Young by fewer than 600 votes, with only 1% of the vote in the District 8 race unaccounted for, according to unofficial returns.