The Texas State Board of Education has given preliminary approval to a proposed reading list with Bible materials. The list includes 13 biblical readings, with at least one Bible passage […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board will vote Friday on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible
Texas is on the verge of mandating more than 5 million of its public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teachings into American classrooms.
The Texas Board of Education has approved controversial changes to required reading lists for Texas public school students. They now include Bible passages.
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 teachings in U.S. classrooms.
BySynai Ferrell and Mason Leib June 26, 2026, 1:46 PM The Texas State Board of Education has voted to make Bible passages required reading in public schools. The board, which is controlled by Republicans, voted to pass a new required reading list on Friday by a vote of 9-5-1.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening
After Texas education officials voted to list the Bible as required reading, critics are missing the big picture when calling the change unconstitutional.
After months of built up discussion and debate, the Texas State Board of Education has approved a new proposal that will establish lists of required reading, including Bible verses alongside classic books, for its K-12 English and literature curriculum.
(Reuters) — The Texas Board of Education on Friday approved mandated reading lists for public school children that include passages from the Bible — the latest effort by leaders there to infuse the education system with conservative and religious ideals.
Texas public schools will require students to read Bible stories under a reading list approved by the state’s education board. The required reading list approved Friday by the Texas State
Texas approved a mandate requiring 5.5 million public school students to read Bible passages, with elementary grades first in 2030. One Republican dissented.
Texas approved a sweeping, new state book list Friday, establishing for the first time a common set of books that millions of students across the state must read, including excerpts from the Bible.
DALLAS -- 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 teachings into U.S. classrooms.
Texas State Board of Education voted 9-5 to approve a required reading list that includes Bible passages for the state's more than 5 million public school students.
Texas students will be required to read Bible passages and learn about the role of Christianity in the state's history under new reading lists and social studies curriculum expected to be approved Friday.
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