Texas is poised to further test the church-state divide in public education now that lawmakers there have passed a bill that would allow schools to set aside daily time for prayer and reading the ...

(NewsNation) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is encouraging schools in his state “to implement dedicated time for prayer and the reading of scripture,” according to a Sept. 2 press release. The ...

Students could get designated prayer time in school if a bill headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk is signed into law. The legislation, Senate Bill 11, advanced from the Texas House on May 23 on an ...

Forney students kneel in prayer before an April school softball game. Student-led prayer is common at sporting events. Now Texas lawmakers are close to passing a prayer period during the school day.

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