Bringing the Ten Commandments and prayer back to our public schools will enable our students to become better Texans,” said Patrick, a Republican who oversees the Senate.

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 ...

Support for the prayer time in Texas schools didn’t split evenly based on party affiliation. Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo, named several Senate Democrats who backed the proposal as he ...

AUSTIN — A proposal allowing a period for praying and reading religious texts in Texas public schools cleared a key vote Thursday. School trustees would have to decide whether their districts ...

Support for the prayer time in Texas schools didn’t evenly split based on party affiliation. Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo, named several Senate Democrats who backed the proposal as he ...

Rep. Brent Money, R-Greenville, said prayer at school is necessary at a time when crime is rampant, children are being exploited and there’s confusion around whether a student is a boy or a girl.

AUSTIN, Texas — On Thursday, the Texas House advanced a pair of bills that would allow public school boards to infuse more religious influence into schools. The lower chamber voted to give ...

Texas House approves bill allowing daily prayer time in public schools The bill will hit Gov. Greg Abbott's desk after a final procedural vote.

AUSTIN — Texas school trustees would have to vote on requiring prayer time at campuses under a bill debated Wednesday. Public schools would have to provide a daily period for prayer and reading ...

A Utah school district will again allow a teacher to post a document in her school’s faculty lounge inviting colleagues to join her voluntary prayer chain, according to a Christian legal firm ...

Oklahoma’s Top Education Official Fights To Keep Student Prayer in Public Schools The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, says the effort to prevent schools from broadcasting prayers is ‘nothing more ...

One would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom, while the other would allow school boards to provide students and staff with daily time for prayer and scripture reading.