Faced with a proposed list of almost 300 readings for K-12 students, the State Board of Education delayed a vote until April. The Texas State Board of Education delayed voting on a proposed list of required books for K-12 students Wednesday night after hours discussing the reading materials’ religious focus and hearing public concerns about a lack of racial, ethnic and gender diversity. Still, many of the speakers at Wednesday’s meeting said the list lacked racial, ethnic or gender diversity — pointing out that Hispanic and black children make up the majority of Texas students. “This list does not represent the students of Texas,” said Tiffany Clark, a Democratic board member who is Black and represents parts of North Texas. Whatever reading list the State Board of Education agrees upon, however, will be mandatory.