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New Deal ISD board adopts resolution to allow a record vote on campus prayer policy under SB 11
Summary
The board voted 6–0 (1 absent) to adopt a resolution providing for a recorded vote on whether to require a period of prayer and reading of religious text on each campus, in accordance with Senate Bill 11 and Texas Education Code Section 25.0823.
At the Feb. 19 meeting the board adopted a resolution that provides for a record vote by each trustee on whether the district should adopt a policy requiring every campus to provide a period of prayer and the reading of the Bible or other religious text pursuant to Senate Bill 11 (89th Legislature, 2025) and Texas Education Code Section 25.0823. Trustee Alex Saenz made the motion; Trustee Tim Seeley seconded. The motion carried with six votes in favor and one member absent (Brenda Martinez).
The transcript records the adoption of the resolution but does not include extended debate, public comment, or detailed staff analysis on policy implications. The action taken at this meeting was to adopt the resolution providing for a recorded vote; the transcript does not show the board actually adopting a district policy requiring prayer at this meeting.
