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Wimberley ISD trustees decline SB 11 prayer-resolution language, adopt alternative affirmation
Summary
The Wimberley ISD Board voted unanimously to decline adopting the specific resolution described by Texas Education Code §25.0823(a-1) and instead approved a Resolution Affirming Our Constitutional and Legal Right to Choose to Pray in School; the decision follows a staff presentation and a public commenter on the item.
The Wimberley Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Feb. 9 to decline adoption of a resolution described by Section 25.0823(a-1) of the Texas Education Code and instead approved a separate Resolution Affirming Our Constitutional and Legal Right to Choose to Pray in School.
Jason Valentine presented the legal framework for Senate Bill 11 and the statutory requirement that a board take a recorded vote by March 1, 2026, on whether to adopt a voluntary daily prayer period on campuses. After public comment and discussion, Trustee Ken Strange moved the alternative course of action. "I move that the Board decline to adopt a resolution described by Section 25.0823(a-1) of the Texas Education Code and further move to adopt the Resolution Affirming Our Constitutional and Legal Right to Choose to Pray in School as presented and attach said resolution to the minutes of this meeting," he said. The motion passed 6–0, with one trustee absent.
A member of the public, Mrs. Susan Raybuck, addressed the board during the public forum specifically about this agenda item. The board record shows the district reviewed the statutory options and staff emphasized that adoption of the optional resolution would carry implementation requirements; trustees instead adopted the alternative affirmation and attached it to the meeting minutes.
