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Taft ISD trustees vote unanimously to decline adopting daily prayer under Senate Bill 11
Summary
The Taft ISD Board voted 7–0 to decline adopting a daily period of prayer and reading of religious text pursuant to Senate Bill 11.
At the Jan. 20 meeting the Board considered an action item asking whether to adopt a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text on each school day pursuant to Senate Bill 11. Trustee Greg Benedict moved to decline adoption; Trustee Paul Luis Treviño seconded the motion. The motion passed 7–0.
The minutes record the board’s action but do not include further debate or statements explaining the rationale for the vote. The decision was recorded in the meeting minutes as the formal action on that agenda item.
