Overview

• Attorney General Ken Paxton asked districts to move quickly to implement SB 11 and suggested students recite the Lord’s Prayer from the King James Bible.
• SB 11 requires each school board to take a recorded vote within six months, bars replacing instructional time, and makes participation voluntary for students and staff.
• The law directs the attorney general’s office to defend districts that adopt prayer policies and authorizes guidance on implementation.
• A separate Ten Commandments classroom display mandate under SB 10 is temporarily blocked in 11 large districts, and Paxton is appealing while urging other districts to comply.
• Civil liberties groups and some legal scholars argue the push favors Christianity and risks First Amendment violations, while others note Paxton can express personal religious views; the move also factors into his political contest with Sen. John Cornyn.