TX Senate Approves 10 Commandments In Classes Bill

Courthouse News reports:

A bill requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in every public school classroom passed the Texas Senate Wednesday by a 20-11 vote, setting the stage for debates in the state House and the courts over the use of Christian teachings and symbols in public education.

With the highly motivated Christian elements of the Republican Party ascendant across the country, legislators in Texas and many other states have pushed harder than ever for religious education bills. Alongside Governor Greg Abbott’s years-long push for school vouchers, many Texas Republicans look at the Ten Commandments bill as an important education policy goal.

Senate Bill 10, drafted by Republican state Senator Phil King, would require all primary and secondary schools to have a 16-by-20-inch copy of the Ten Commandments posted in all classrooms. The bill mandates the poster be framed and placed where it is visible from anywhere in the classroom, and it must be a specific version of the Ten Commandments as laid out in the bill.

Read the full article. Yesterday the Texas Senate approved King’s bill allowing daily Christian prayers in public school classrooms.

Texas Senate passes bill to put Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

The vote comes amid a broader push by conservative Christians to infuse more religion into public schools and life.

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— Texas Tribune (@texastribune.org) March 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM