Texas takes control of Houston's public schools, raising questions of racial power grab

(CNN) -- Leaders of the Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas and one of the biggest in the nation, will be replaced by a new board appointed by the state commissioner of education, the district said Wednesday, raising questions over whether the new leaders will reflect the city's ethnic and racial diversity and its political priorities. The Texas Education Agency intends to replace the district's superintendent and board trustees "in the next few months," the board said in a statement. The move comes just weeks after...