The Texas Senate has ... off or are we worse off since prayer was taken out of public school in the 1960s? and I think I know what the answer to that is," said State Senator Mayes Middleton ...

Republican lawmakers in the Texas Senate pushed forward a bill late Tuesday that would allow public school teachers to pray or engage in religious speech during school hours, sparking opposition from ...

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

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 ...

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 Texas Senate passed a bill late Tuesday that would let teachers pray or engage in religious speech in the classroom. It's the latest effort by Republican lawmakers in the state to use a recent ...

Prayer? In public schools? In a state that allows religious chaplains to do the work of trained school counselors, April Cubriel is that rare creature who is both.

Prayer? In public schools? Cubriel might as well wear a button that says: “It’s OK. I’m a chaplain.” In a state that lets ... of the few chaplains on any Texas school district's payroll ...