(CNN) -- Dueling theories of how the universe was created got a split decision Friday night from the Texas Board of Education, which required examination of "all sides of scientific evidence" in new science standards, but rejected language requiring teachers to teach the "strengths and weaknesses" of scientific theories. A woman stands in front of a mural depicting the development from ape to computer user. The debate pitted proponents of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution against supporters of religion-based theories of intelligent design, or creationism. "Science loses. Texas loses, and the kids lose because of this," board chairman Don McLeroy, a creationist, told the Dallas Morning News.
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Texas Board of Education votes on science curriculum amendments
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Board votes to require examination of "all sides of scientific evidence"
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Board votes down requirement to present "strengths and weaknesses" of theories
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