AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for students from kindergarten through fifth grade under a proposal that drew hours of testimony Monday and follows Republican-led efforts in other states to ...

Texas public schools may soon have the option to incorporate Bible-based teachings into their curriculum, a proposal that has ignited heated debate among educators, parents, and religious groups. The plan,

School districts serving more than two million elementary school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible.