Texas is poised to mandate Bible stories as required reading for over 5 million public school students, a move that has reignited a fierce national debate over widening efforts across the U.S. to introduce more religion into classrooms.
The Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education is scheduled to cast a final vote on the proposal this Friday. This follows Texas's 2023 decision to become the largest state to require the display of the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a measure that drew significant legal challenges.
