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CCISD trustees vote not to adopt daily prayer and reading resolution required by SB 11
Summary
Trustees voted 7-0 on Jan. 20 not to adopt the statutory resolution implementing a daily period for prayer and reading of religious texts under Senate Bill 11 (Texas Education Code §25.0823). The board recorded its vote before the March 2, 2026 deadline.
The Calhoun County ISD board voted unanimously not to adopt the resolution described in Senate Bill 11 (89th Legislature), which adds Texas Education Code §25.0823 and requires districts to record a vote by March 2, 2026 on whether to establish a daily period for prayer and reading of religious texts at each campus.
On a motion by Dana Dworaczyk, seconded by Vinson Phillips, trustees voted 7-0 to decline adoption of the statutory resolution establishing a daily prayer and reading period. The minutes summarize the law’s requirements and record the board’s decision; they do not contain direct quotes from trustees about the rationale for the vote.
Because SB 11 imposes a statutory deadline to take a recorded vote, the minutes note the district’s action to decline establishing the daily period and to satisfy the record-vote requirement under the statute.
