A House vote showed broad support for the measure that would let districts set aside time for prayer or religious study.

I don’t think there’s anyone here who thinks that the moral, emotional or mental well being of our students is overall better than it was in 1962, when this prayer was removed from our public schools.

The House gave its final approval to Senate Bill 11, written by state Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston), on Friday morning.