Who Wrote Texas’s Million Dollar, Bible-Infused Curriculum? The State Won’t Say

‘Someone knows this information,’ said a GOP member of the state board of education, citing a lack of transparency about the $84 million overhaul.

Almost three months after Texas sparked a firestorm of criticism for a new curriculum heavily infused with Bible lessons, state education officials still won’t say who authored the material or how much they were paid.

And because of the pandemic, they say they don’t have to. 

A state official told The 74 that the work — an $84 million contract the state signed in March 2022 — falls under a disaster declaration Gov. Greg Abbott issued to speed up delivery of masks, vaccines and other critical supplies during the height of the pandemic. That means the paper trail that typically follows people who contract with the state, including work and payment reports, doesn’t exist in this case, the official said.