Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced the first round of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th Texas legislative session, outlining a conservative agenda that includes school choice, banning THC, and placing the Ten Commandments in schools.

State Rep. David Spiller, a Republican in Jacksboro, wants all public schools in Texas to have designated prayer and Bible time and to post displays of the Ten Commandments in classrooms across the state.

Restrict THC, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities.

Key Texas legislators say they intend to pass a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The move would add some big-state momentum to a trend started by Louisiana last year with a law that is blocked in court but has ...

A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.

Key Texas legislators say they intend to pass a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The move would add some big-state momentum to a trend started by ...

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people... Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require ...

North Dakota’s school boards already have a state law that gives them the ability to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, if they are accompanied by other historical documents. Now, lawmakers are debating whether to require posting the commandments in every public K-12 and college classroom.

In recent years, similar bills requiring the Ten Commandments be displayed in classrooms have been proposed in other states including Texas, Oklahoma and Utah. However, with threats of legal ...

In the Lone Star State, sweet tea or unsweet tea is a staple, and if you order it you ask for the Texas-sized sweet tea. Sonic knows how we Texans roll on Route 44. In short, bigger is better in Texas.

President Donald Trump’s sweeping education orders could embolden Texas efforts to reshape the way millions of children learn and educators teach,

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping list of his top 25 legislative priorities, including proposals to cut property taxes, shore up the state’s electric grid and water