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The State Board of Education approved a measure that requires Bible stories be read by public school students.

Bible Passages Are Now Part of Texas Public School Curriculum and Another Major State May Follow ...

Critics say mandating Bible reading for over 5m students breaches constitutional separation of church and state ...

Legal experts note that the Supreme Court has long allowed public schools to teach about religion in a secular, academic ...

Texas is on the verge of requiring its more than 5 million public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian ...

Will Florida create a similar mandate?

Texas Board of Education voted 9-5 to approve a required reading list including Bible passages for the state's over 5 million public school students.

On June 26, 2026, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for public schools, including selections from the Bible.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas would make Bible stories required reading for more than 5 million public school students under a proposal that has reignited debate over widening efforts in the U.S. to put ...

Texas is moving toward a statewide reading list for public schools that includes biblical passages—prompting a fresh debate over where the line falls between teaching religion and promoting it.

Texas' education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible stories, widening conservative efforts to bring Christian ...