Hendrickson also asserted that, regarding SB 11, students already have the right to pray, read Scripture and practice their ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public school ... The bill does not make participation of prayer or reading of religious texts compulsory.” Later on Tuesday, state senators began debate on a bill ...

The Texas Senate ... faith leaders in the state — including those from Sikh, Baptist, Jewish, and Buddhist communities — called on lawmakers to reject the school prayer bill and similar ...

State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) filed SB 11, which would allow schools to designate time during the school day for prayer and Bible reading. "In Texas, our schools are not God-free zones.

The Senate passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday to put prayer back in public schools. SB 11, filed by state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, passed by a vote of 23-7. It heads to the Texas House.