After failing to pass the Ten Commandments bill this session, Republican lawmakers succeeded in the school chaplain bill’s passage. The majority vote, 84-60, was in favor of Senate Bill 763, and Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign off on it.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republicans secured a win Wednesday in the fight for what they call religious liberties with the final passage of the school chaplain bill. In an act to appeal to parents and students of religious faith, Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, penned
After failing to pass the Ten Commandments bill this session, Republican lawmakers succeeded in the school chaplain bill’s passage. The bill permits schools to use a volunteer or hire chaplains “to provide support, services, and programs for students as assigned by the board of trustees of the district or the governing body of the school.”
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