Texas approved required Bible readings for its 5+ million public school students on Friday, with the State Board of Education voting 9-5 to add New Testament passages and Book of Job selections to the curriculum. This affects roughly 10% of US K-12 students but only represents Texas policy, not a national mandate — the framing slightly overstates the scope by suggesting US-wide impact. Critics argue it violates church-state separation, while supporters view it as promoting cultural literacy; the policy is part of a broader conservative push to expand religious content in public education.