Mandated Bible stories in reading lists, revamped history for Texas public schools approved

Texas approves Bible stories as part of required K-12 reading list

Texas became the first state in recent history to approve a required K-12 reading list mandating the teaching of Bible stories in public schools on Friday. The Texas State Board of Education, whose 15-member panel is majority-Republican, voted to pass the reading list. The proposal marks the latest instance of Texas infusing Christianity into its []

Bible passages to be required reading in Texas public schools

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. The Republican-dominated board, in a 9-5 vote with ‌one member absent and not voting, approved the reading lists for over 5 million public school students beginning in 2030. Texas had already mandated that the Bible’s Ten Commandments be displayed in all...

Bible stories are approved as required reading in Texas public schools

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 Board of Education widens conservative efforts to bring more Christian teachings into U.S. classrooms. The pu...

Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

Texas approves mandatory Bible readings in public schools, reigniting a century‑long debate

Texas Public Schools Will Use Bible Passages in Required Reading Lists Beginning in 2030

Texas education officials approved required reading lists that include Bible passages for public school students, setting up a major fight over religion, curriculum control, and public education.

The Major Move Putting God Back In America’s Classrooms

The Texas State Board of Education voted on new curriculum that requires public schools to teach the historical context of the Bible, impacting more than 5 million public school students. Building on America’s foundation in Judeo-Christian values, Texas wants to include Bible passages along with other classic literature in the K-12 education curriculum. This comes ...

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This June, the Texas State Board of Education adopted new social studies standards and a required literature reading list for its public schools. These changes follow Texas’s 2024 release of its “Bluebonnet” curriculum, a package of instructional resources for elementary school, which sparked controversy over the inclusion of Bible stories in the reading materials. Bible stories, canonical books, and “patriotic” social studies standards have each invited familiar charges of culture-war excess Read More

Texas will require students to read Bible passages

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 approved on Friday

Texas Board of Ed will require K-12 students to study Bible stories

The Texas State Board of Education has approved a proposal that will establish lists of required reading — including biblical stories and Bible verses — for its K-12 English and literature curriculum. The plan will impact more than 5 million public school students, as Texas emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to []...Click to read more

Texas approves approval that makes Bible stories required reading

The Texas State Board of Education approved a proposal that will include Biblical teaching in lists of required reading for students in K-12. CNN'S Ed Lavandera reports. #texas #boardofeducation #cnn

Texas school board to vote on required Bible readings in public education

Texas school board to vote on required Bible readings in public education

Texas is pushing forward with plans to make parts of the Bible required reading in public classrooms

A new proposal would include Bible stories in required reading lists for more than 5 million public school students in Texas

In a first, Texas approves plan to require Bible passages in public schools starting 2030

In a significant shift for Texas public schools, beginning in the 2030-2031 school year, students will be required to engage with selected Bible passages as part of their English and language arts classes. Advocates argue this initiative will enrich students' understanding of influential literary works, while critics raise alarms regarding potential infringements on the principle of church-state separation and the need for a diverse representation of texts.

Texas Board Approves Bible Stories in Mandatory Reading List for Public Schools

(NaturalNews) The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) voted on June 26 to approve a mandatory reading list for public school students that includes stories from t...

Texas Will Now Require Students to Study the Bible, Triggering Christophobes

Texas has just approved a plan to require its five million-plus government school students to study Bible stories. ... The post Texas Will Now Require Students to Study the Bible, Triggering Christophobes appeared first on The New American.

Texas Schools To Require Students To Read Bible Verses

The Texas Board of Education approved a reading list that will require all of the state’s schools to teach several passages from the Bible.

Less diverse history, more Bible stories in public schools get initial OK by Texas board

Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studies lessons — leaving only a few courses pending — two daysafter initially authorizing [] The post Less diverse history, more Bible stories in public schools get initial OK by Texas board appeared first on San Antonio Current.

Texas mandates New Testament in required school reading list

Texas creates required reading list that includes Anne Frank and the Bible.

'Informed American Patriotism': Texas Schools Bring Traditional Civics Back to the Classroom

'Informed American Patriotism': Texas Schools Bring Traditional Civics Back to the Classroom

Texas Board of Education approves required reading list with Bible passages for 5 million students

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.

Bible stories could soon be required reading in Texas public schools

Texas students are inching closer to attending social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The majority-Republican State Board of Education on Thursday morning granted preliminary approval to a rewrite of Texas’ social studies lessons — leaving only a few courses pending — two days after initially authorizing []

Texas Republicans may regret mandating Bible in classes

Debating Christianity in class will likely create more non-believers

Communism, the Bible, and Personal Financial Literacy to Be Taught in Texas Schools

The Texas State Board of Education passed new measures, which were endorsed by Heritage Action, for K-8 schools that reaffirm the teachings of American history, Western values, Christianity, personal financial literacy, and the downsides of communism. The measures, which include teaching stories referenced in the Bible, will clearly paint the picture of America’s founding history...

Texas Board of Education approves required K-12 reading list with Bible stories

The Republican-controlled board’s new list will have a profound effect in a religiously diverse state with more than five million public school students. The post Texas Board of Education approves required K-12 reading list with Bible stories appeared first on MS NOW.

Texas' new reading list raises concerns about classroom time

Texas public schools will phase in a new reading list starting in 2030, but the list, which includes up to two dozen texts pe -More-

Raising the Standards

Texas is on the verge of a major education victory. The State Board of Education (SBOE) is expected to vote tomorrow on adopting improved Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards for social studies and the state’s first required literary works list. These proposals address two subjects that Texas students have largely struggled with in... The post Raising the Standards first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.

FFRF denounces final approval of bible-infused Texas reading list

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is appalled at the Texas State Board of Education’s decision to move forward with a state-mandated reading list that privileges Christian Scripture. The board has ... More » from FFRF denounces final approval of bible-infused Texas reading list The post FFRF denounces final approval of bible-infused Texas reading list appeared first on Freedom From Religion Foundation.

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The New Public School: The Sunday School Curriculum

Texas just mandated the Bible for 5.5 million public school students. The First Amendment has a word for that.

Texas Conservative Coalition and The James Madison Institute Release Joint Publication of Paper on Tort Reform Efforts in Texas and Florida

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2026 CONTACT Gray Rutledge(512) 474-6042gray@txccri.org Nicole Kiser(850) 386-3131nkiser@jamesmadison.org Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute... The post Texas Conservative Coalition and The James Madison Institute Release Joint Publication of Paper on Tort Reform Efforts in Texas and Florida appeared first on James Madison Institute.

Texas Approves Bible Teachings in State Classrooms

(WBAP/KLIF) -- AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school student...

Texas Quietly Began Work on Divisive History Curriculum a Year Ago

The Texas State Board of Education will vote Friday on a set of new social studies standards that have drawn fire and fervor for espousing pro-American views and Christian values. If approved, the vote would typically mark the beginning of a long, and probably divisive, process to design curriculum based on the standards. But The []

Judge blocks feds from using immigration database to check voter eligibility

A federal judge cited Texas’ use of the SAVE database, which flagged several voters who were actually citizens, and said the checks violated privacy and voting rights.