A Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) member has sent cease-and-desist letters to two fellow board members over social media posts that criticized her as a “Marxist” while sharing her public remarks and a photo tied to her work.

Background

The dispute involved Perez-Diaz’s public remarks and images that appeared in social media posts criticizing her politics. Perez-Diaz represents SBOE District 3 and sent the letters to Brandon Hall of District 11 and Pickren of District 7.

The letters accuse Hall and Pickren of publishing “false and defamatory statements,” portraying Perez-Diaz in a “false light,” using her image without authorization, and engaging in conduct that “appears intended to incite harm and violence.”

Details of the Letters

Perez-Diaz signed the demands herself, rather than using a law firm or outside attorney. The dispute stems from posts published on the campaign Facebook pages of Hall and Pickren. Pickren’s post featured a photo of Perez-Diaz at her January 2025 SBOE swearing-in ceremony with her fist raised.

Perez-Diaz demanded that both members remove “all posts, publications, videos, emails, campaign materials, websites, social media content, advertisements, and communications” containing her “image, likeness, or photograph.” She also demanded removal of allegedly false statements about her “character, integrity, political views, conduct, employment, motives, or reputation.”

Original reporting: The Dallas Express — read the source article.