The Texas State Board of Education voted to approve new required reading for students in its public school system Friday. Critics have denounced the curriculum change, which includes Bible passages, as a violation of the First Amendment,

Texas is on the verge of mandating more than 5 million of its public school students to study Bible stories, as the state emerges as a leader in a national conservative effort to infuse Christian teac...

Supporters of the change argue that biblical literature is essential to understanding the nation’s history and the influence of Judeo-Christian traditions on American civic life.