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Martinsville ISD board declines SB 11 procedures, adopts resolution affirming voluntary prayer rights
Summary
The board voted not to adopt SB 11's procedural requirements for pre-school-hour prayer and instead passed a resolution stating the district will continue current practices protecting students' and staff's right to pray or read religious texts.
The Martinsville ISD Board of Trustees on Jan. 19 voted both to decline adoption of SB 11's procedural requirements and to approve a resolution affirming the district's commitment to protect voluntary prayer and religious reading. Jonathan Adams moved that the board "not adopt the requirements of SB 11," a motion seconded by BJ Gross and recorded as passed; the board subsequently passed a resolution presented by Matt Warr and seconded by Teresa Weaver.
The written resolution, entered into the record, cites Texas Education Code —8 25.901 and —8 25.082(d) and states the board will "continue the current practice of ensuring these rights for all students and staff" and will not adopt a policy requiring consent forms or other procedural barriers contemplated by S.B. 11, 89th Legislature, codified at Texas Education Code —8 25.0823. The transcript records the full resolution language as presented and approved Jan. 19, 2026.
