Religion & Faith

Judge David Ezra wrote in an order Wednesday that religious bias played a role in the former head of the Texas Funeral Service Commission's oversight of an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center.

The State Board of Education on Friday approved a new reading list that includes numerous Bible passages, and a social studies curriculum that emphasizes U.S. and Texas history over world cultures. Approved changes start taking effect in 2030.

The Texas board of education is set to vote on a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes stories and passages from the Bible. Texas has been at the forefront of conservative efforts to incorporate religion into schools.

Nearly 500 people signed up to testify in a hearing that at several points turned contentious as the State Board of Education will vote on incorporating more Christian stories into public classrooms.

Faced with anti-Israel and even anti-Jewish sentiment by party activists, and by an increasing number of political candidates, many Jewish voters are facing uncomfortable choices as they cast their ballots this year.

The Republican-majority State Board of Education is scheduled to vote this week on adopting curriculum changes statewide. Critics say the new social studies lessons and reading lists over-emphasize Christianity.

Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.

County commissioners voted along party lines not to honor the HELP Center for LGBTQ+ Health.

Diego Fuller was charged with sexual assault last September. He was arrested May 5 over an alleged bond violation, but a judge Monday allowed his bond to be reinstated.

From City Hall to the archdiocese, San Antonio and New York leaders are putting local pride on the line.

Fairview will launch a pressure campaign against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, urging them to reduce the steeple height of a temple in the town.

The district said the Feb. 2 event was a "procedural mistake" but condemned the months of online harassment against Wylie East High principal Tiffany Doolan.