Texas has joined the states mixing the Bible with public school classrooms, setting up another potential legal showdown. The Texas State Board of Education voted 8-7 on Friday to

Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would incorporate Christian lessons from the Bible as early as kindergarten. Eight out of 15 state school board members voted Tuesday to keep the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum on a list of K-5 reading and English language arts materials that could be used for the 2025-26 school year.

Texas school board officials have approved new course materials that schools are incentivized to incorporate into their classrooms. Called “Bluebonnet Learning,” parts of these materials include religious lessons that critics say undermine religious freedom,

The Texas Board of Education will vote Friday to implement its new K-5 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms.

Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday.

Texas’ education board voted Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools, joining other Republican-led states that pushed this year to give religion a larger presence in public classrooms.

In a narrow vote, The State Board of Education approved the final version of a controversial public school curriculum for K-5 students that largely centers around Christianity on Friday. Eight of the 15 board members voted to approve Bluebonnet Learning,