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

Texas mandates New Testament in required school reading list

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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 []

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.

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.

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

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 board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for over 5M public school students

Texas board approves adding Bible stories to required reading for over 5M public school students

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

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 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.

Keith Self Pushes Bill to Protect Constitution From Sharia Ahead of America 250

A Texas congressman who co-founded the Sharia Free America Caucus is introducing legislation aimed at preventing foreign customs and religious laws from conflicting with the U.S. Constitution. The Daily Signal has learned that Rep. Keith Self, R-Texas, is introducing the Preserving Our Constitution Act to prohibit federal courts and adjudicative bodies from recognizing or enforcing...

Trump's Midterm Election Rigging Scheme Handed Big Loss

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from using personal information collected by the Social Security Administration to create a database to use to purge voters before the midterm.

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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

Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Group Super Jazzed For Texas To Force Christianity On Children, Just Like Jesus Did

Or did he?

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.

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.

Bible stories become required reading for Texas schools

Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.

Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law

The justices didn't say a word about the First Amendment. They just let the ID check stay switched on. The post Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law appeared first on Reclaim The Net: Free Speech, Privacy, Digital Rights.

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.

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.

Judge Blocks Trump Bid To Use Immigration Database For Voter Eligibility

Federal judge halts Trump's plan to use immigration records for voter checks, citing privacy and accuracy concerns.

Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband seeks restraining order, asks for sole custody of kids

Taylor Frankie Paul’s ex-husband, Tate Paul, has reportedly petitioned a court in Utah for a temporary restraining order against his ex-wife, and is seeking sole custody of their shared children. According to documents obtained by TMZ on Tuesday, the “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star’s former husband filed the request today within their 2022 divorce []

Texas Poised to Add Bible Stories to Public School Curriculum

The proposal represents yet another right-wing attack on religious and racial diversity in Texas.

Fifth Circuit Upholds End of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens in Texas

Federal law prohibits states from treating illegal aliens better than their own citizens. The post Fifth Circuit Upholds End of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens in Texas first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

‘Real, Actual Villains’: What’s Driving the Remarkably Bipartisan Backlash to Data Centers

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This month, Texas Governor Greg Abbott,...

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.

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 []

🗣️The Texans Who Refused To Shut Up

This week’s stories are about the Texans who built communities, whether that meant opening Black-owned bookstores during a racial reckoning or organizing queer mutual aid in Dallas, decades before Stonewall.

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 Republicans may regret mandating Bible in classes

Debating Christianity in class will likely create more non-believers

Taylor Frankie Paul's Ex-Husband Tate Files Restraining Order Against Her

Taylor Frankie Paul‘s ex-husband, Tate Paul, has filed a restraining order against the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star. According to documents viewed by Us Weekly, Tate, 32, filed a motion for a temporary restraining order in a Utah court on Tuesday, June 30. A hearing has been requested. The exes, who were married from []

MAGA Candidate Faces Fresh Scandal Amid Divorce Drama

Elizabeth Frantz/ReutersCrusading MAGA firebrand Ken Paxton, who built a career hunting down alleged voter fraud, may have committed some of his own—six times over, according to a report.The Texas Attorney General, 63, who is President Donald Trump’s pick for the Senate in the state, appears to have cast ballots in six elections over the past two years using an address where he no longer lives, according to a story published Tuesday in ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, which obtained the records. Three election lawyers told the news organizations he may have broken the same laws his office publicly warned voters about.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Age Verification for Apps

This week, Texas parents scored a massive victory when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block Texas’ landmark App Store Accountability Act (SB 2420). This decision affirms that states have every right to help families reclaim authority over their kids’ digital lives. Until now, parents trying to police harmful or inappropriate content have been forced... The post Age Verification for Apps first appeared on Texas Public Policy Foundation.