Eustace ISD trustees decline statutory resolution to require on-campus prayer/Bible reading
Jan 20, 2026
Trustees voted unanimously Jan. 20 to decline adoption of a statutory resolution under Education Code 25.0823 that would require a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text at every campus.
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At the Jan. 20 meeting, Trustee Katie McCallister moved to decline adoption of the statutory resolution that would require every campus to provide a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text as provided by Education Code 25.0823. Trustee Ben Lane seconded; trustees Scot Bonner, Katie McCallister, Jeff Lawson, Ben Lane, Shane Carter, and Blake Ward voted in favor and the motion carried.
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