{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-25.901","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 25.901","heading":"EXERCISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO PRAY.","body":"A public school student has an absolute right to individually, voluntarily, and silently pray or meditate in school in a manner that does not disrupt the instructional or other activities of the school. A person may not require or coerce a student to engage in or refrain from such prayer or meditation during any school activity.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 11), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS","CHAPTER 25. ADMISSION, TRANSFER, AND ATTENDANCE","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO STUDENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.25.htm#25.901","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"90ba0e13a0a11e205ab69867d7b62e1ce77b97d93c27445b6a1e570206a2a06b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-25.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-25.902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}