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The resolution was part of Senate Bill 11, passed during the 89th Texas Legislature that allows districts to authorize a designated period of prayer and reading of religious text during the school day ...

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A deadline looms for Texas school districts to decide whether to allow a prayer period at school under the new Senate Bill 11.

Magnolia ISD has unanimously approved a daily period of prayer on each campus, in compliance with Senate Bill 11, which mandates that Texas school boards vote on the establishment of such periods.

Districts will have to decide whether to adopt a period for prayer or religious studies by March 1. So far, most seem uninterested.

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