Forney students kneel in prayer before an April school softball game. Student-led prayer is common at sporting events. Now Texas lawmakers are close to passing a prayer period during the school day.

(NewsNation) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is encouraging schools in his state “to implement dedicated time for prayer and the reading of scripture,” according to a Sept. 2 press release. The ...

Students could get designated prayer time in school if a bill headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk is signed into law. The legislation, Senate Bill 11, advanced from the Texas House on May 23 on an ...

The 11th annual Forty Days of Prayer campaign kicks off at noon today (Oct. 1) with a community-wide prayer circle in the ...