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

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

Mandatory Bible reading for Texas school students has split the state’s religious Right, with Jewish leaders warning the move ...

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 ...

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. The 9-5 vote, split along Republican and Democrat party ...

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