A battle over who gets to tell Texas history is brewing into a war over the state historical association’s future

Texas State Historical Association merchandise on display during the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin in September. The association is mired in an internal debate about the makeup of its governing board. (Credit: Erika Rich for The Texas Tribune)

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In an El Paso convention center ballroom, a March meeting of the Texas State Historical Association board quickly lost the composure that’s long marked the volunteer organization’s typically low-key proceedings for more than 125 years.