The Texas House State Affairs Committee today heard SB 11, the school prayer bill, which mandates daily prayer in Texas public schools. […]
Religious Right Watch
The Texas Legislature Shalt Not Risk our Religious Freedom
By: Elva Mendoza You’re not in a timewarp, folks. It’s happening again. Lawmakers have filed multiple bills this session to force the Ten Commandments into all public school classrooms. On Tuesday April 29, the House Public Education Committee will consider the most likely of these to become law, SB 10. While we applaud the authors […]
The March Lege Lowdown
In the March Lege Lowdown, we’ll cover key bills in pub ed, religious freedom, LGBTQIA+ equality, reproductive rights, and voting rights. […]
Texas Senate Gives Preliminary Approval to SB 10 and SB 11, Advancing Government-Mandated Religion in Public School
The TX Senate has preliminarily approved Senate Bill 10, the Ten Commandments Bill, and Senate Bill 11, mandating prayer time in public schools. […]
Texas Senate Advances Ten Commandments Bill, Undermining Religious Freedom of Texas Students
Texas lawmakers today advanced Senate Bill 10, also known as the Ten Commandments bill, out of committee. This legislation would require that every public school classroom display a poster of the Ten Commandments that’s visible from “anywhere in the classroom.” […]
