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God & Governing: Education

Tune in to "God & Education" — the final part of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' personal religious beliefs played into abstinence education and school voucher debates in the 2015 Texas legislative session.

By Texas Tribune StaffOct. 11, 2015, 6:00 a.m. CentralUpdated Oct. 11, 2015, 6:00 a.m. Central

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God & Governing: Education

by Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune
October 11, 2015

<h1>God & Governing: Education</h1>
<p class="byline">by Texas Tribune Staff, The Texas Tribune <br />October 11, 2015</p>
<p><span>Tune in to "</span><a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/god-and-governing/guns/">God &amp; Education</a><span>" &mdash; the final part of our "</span><a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/god-and-governing/">God &amp; Governing</a><span>" documentary-style series &mdash; to see&nbsp;how lawmakers' personal religious beliefs played into abstinence education and school voucher debates in the 2015 Texas legislative session.&nbsp;</span></p>
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October 11, 2015

Tune in to "God & Education" — the final part of our "God & Governing" documentary-style series — to see how lawmakers' personal religious beliefs played into abstinence education and school voucher debates in the 2015 Texas legislative session. 

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