From vouchers to a cellphone ban, this year’s lawmaking session brought transformative changes to Texas schools

From vouchers to a cellphone ban, this year’s lawmaking session brought transformative changes to Texas schools

Texas GOP legislators have actually made parental control a central issue in public education. Legislators this session aimed to provide moms and dads higher authority over what their children are taught and which after-school activities they join. A vital focus was removing variety, equity, and addition (DEI) methods in K- 12 colleges. Lawmakers accused some … Read more

Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill nearing passage

Texas will require public school classrooms to display Ten Commandments under bill nearing passage

Sign up for The Quick, The Texas Tribune’s daily e-newsletter that maintains visitors up to speed on the most vital Texas news. Come September, every public institution class in Texas might be needed to display the 10 Rules under a need that passed a vital enact the Texas legislature Saturday– part of a bigger push … Read more

Prayer period in schools backed by Texas Legislature

Prayer period in schools backed by Texas Legislature

Register for The Quick, The Texas Tribune’s everyday newsletter that keeps readers up to speed up on the most vital Texas news. Despite constitutional problems from opponents, the Texas Legislature advanced in a vital vote on Thursday to permit a duration for petition or religious study– part of a bigger nationwide activity to instill more … Read more

Trump Appoints Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to Lead New Religious Liberty Commission

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to lead Trump’s commission on religious liberty

Trump Appoints Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to Lead New Religious Liberty Commission: Implications and Reactions Washington, D.C. — May 2, 2025 — In a move underscoring his administration’s renewed focus on faith-based policies, former President Donald Trump announced the creation of a Presidential Religious Liberty Commission during the National Day of Prayer celebration at … Read more

20-Hour Legislative Marathon: Pre-Dawn House Panel Debates Ten Commandments Bill

A 20-hour wait to speak: A pre-dawn House panel takes up Ten Commandments bill

Texas Ten Commandments Bill Sparks All-Night Debate: Legal, Political, and Educational Implications of SB10 As Texas lawmakers push to mandate religious displays in public schools, critics warn of constitutional concerns and a growing "assault on religious liberty." Here’s what’s at stake—and what could happen next. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter … Read more