Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under Senate Bill 11, school boards are tasked with voting on whether to establish a district-wide period of prayer by March 1.

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last spring, the Texas Legislature passed a bill that allows school districts to add a period dedicated to prayer and reading the Bible or other religious texts in public schools. Now, ...

A U.S. federal court judge has shut down a move by the Chino Valley school board to allow prayer at its board meetings. Almost nine years ago, a court ruling called on the board to stop “reciting ...

Many years ago, I was on a panel discussing the relationship between religion and public education. These were the early days of the religious right, and one of the panelists held forth at some length ...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect that Nexstar spoke with the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas school districts have until Saturday to vote whether ...