Senate Bill 11, which had a Texas House hearing Wednesday but remains pending in committee, would allow trustees of public school districts and governing bodies of charter schools to approve voluntary school prayer meetings and Bible readings.

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Texas bill allowing school prayer presented as ‘voluntary,’ but constitutional questions remain

Senate Bill 11 would allow trustee boards of public school districts and governing bodies of charter schools to approve voluntary school prayer meetings and Bible readings. Opponents argue it violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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