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Texas mandates New Testament in required school reading list

Arutz Sheva

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June 27, 2026

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Texas mandates New Testament in required school reading list

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

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Washington Examiner

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· Jun 26, 2026

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 []

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 26, 2026

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...

UPI

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· Jun 29, 2026

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

Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 3, 2026

Texas Approves Bible Passages for Required Public School Reading Lists Starting in 2030

Texas education officials have approved required public school reading lists that include Bible passages, creating a new statewide curriculum fight over religion, public education, and local district control.

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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

NPR Topics: Education

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· Jun 29, 2026

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

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