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DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY CONSIDER A RESOLUTION REGARDING TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 25.0823 PERTAINING TO PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS
Presented in: COOPER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-02-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY CONSIDER A RESOLUTION REGARDING TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 25.0823 PERTAINING TO PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS”
KS
Kregg Slakey
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
JT
Jacob Toon
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
LW
Lea Waller
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
TD
Thomas Darden
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SS
Shawn Stegall
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JC
Jason Choate
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MF
Mandy Freeman
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
13. DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY CONSIDER A RESOLUTION REGARDING TEXAS EDUCATION CODE SECTION 25.0823 PERTAINING TO PRAYER AND READING OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).