The story of Helen Keller, one of Alabama's most famous natives, could soon be scrubbed from lesson plans in Texas schools.

The Texas State Board of Education voted Friday to remove Helen Keller and several other historical figures, including Hillary Clinton, from the required list of education curriculum, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Keller, a deaf and blind girl from Tuscumbia, Alabama, learned to communicate with teacher Annie Sullivan and spelled 'w-a-t-e-r' on her hand while holding it under a water pump at her home, Ivy Green. Keller went on to graduate college, author books and work as an activist.

Keller's story is told in history books and on stages. 'The Miracle Worker' play draws thousands of people to the grounds of Keller's home in northwest Alabama each year.

In Texas, third grade social studies students have been required to learn about Keller. But a work group -- formed to "streamline" social studies lesson plans in public schools -- left Keller off this year's list, according to the Dallas newspaper.

The newspaper reported that Keller was included in a lesson about "the characteristics of a good citizen," but the work group wrote, "Helen Keller does not best represent the concept of citizenship. Military and first responders are best represented."

The state board can still make changes before taking a final vote on the required curriculum in November, article on DallasNews.com. And, even if the board officially votes to remove Keller from the required curriculum, it won't prohibit teachers from covering her story in their classes or remove it from textbooks, according to the newspaper.

Among the curriculum the board voted to keep is a reference to the "heroism" of the defenders of the Alamo, Moses' influence on the writing of the nation's founding documents, multiple references to "Judeo-Christian" values and a requirement that students explain how the "Arab rejection of the State of Israel has led to ongoing conflict" in the Middle East, according to The Dallas Morning News.