Public schools in Texas now have the option to use a new, state-written curriculum infused with Bible stories after the state’s school board voted in favor of the material on Friday. A slim majority of the board’s 15 members – eight to seven – voted to keep the Bluebonnet Learning material on a list of K-5 reading and English language arts materials for potential use in the 2025-26 school year.

Texas schools will have the option to pick the curriculum in the coming school year, which critics argue violates First Amendment protections against a state establishment of religion. School districts that adopt the Bible-based curriculum will qualify for ...