Religion & Law

Texas AG Opinion on State Bible Curriculum Solves...Little
Texas' Attorney General Greg Abbott has approved as constitutional the vague Bible curriculum standards offered by the State Board of Education, according to the Houston Chronicle. "By this letter we conclude that courses taught in accordance with applicable Texas law...

UPDATE: Texas Bible Course Approved With Minimal Standards
On Friday, the Texas Board of Education gave final approval to proceed with a Bible course in high schools beginning in the 2009-2010 school year. The Houston Chronicle explains the difficulties they are inviting: Local school districts got a green...

Trouble In Texas: State School Board Members Push Biased Bible Class
Forget about what the law says, some Texas school board members think they know better. The Houston Chronicle reports that several Texas Board of Education members are pushing Texas schools to teach a curriculum drafted by the North Carolina-based National Council on Bible Curriculum In Public Schools (NCBCPS)...

Settlement: Texas School District Agrees to Abandon Controversial Bible Curriculum
A suit filed against Odessa, TX by the ACLU and People For the American Way will be settled. The school district, according to the NYTimes, has agreed to change its curriculum away from the "National Council on Bible Curriculum in...

Texas Board of Education Leaves Bible Curriculum Wide Open
Despite a law requiring the Texas Education Board to develop a constitutionally sound curriculum for a new Bible-based public education course, the Board Friday chose to offer only the broadest direction to the state's school systems...

Four Texas School Board Members Urge Controversial Bible Curriculum
Last summer, the Texas State Board of Education approved only general guidelines for elective courses on the impact of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and New Testament on the History and Literature of Western Civilization...

Dumb Texas Laws
Stupid Laws in the Lone Star State

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

Texas Employment Law
alleged violations of Texas labor laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement
alleging government agencies and officials violated immigrant workers' constitutional rights.

Right-of-Way
City of Hastings pays preacher $1 settlement and $10,000 in legal fees for constitutional right violations.