Texas Advances Ten Commandments Mandate for Public Schools

The Texas House gave preliminary approval to SB10, a bill requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, passing 88-49. Texas, with nearly 6 million students, would join Louisiana and Arkansas, though Louisiana’s similar law is on hold after a federal ruling. This move coincides with recent Supreme Court decisions favoring religious entities and sparked unsuccessful Democratic attempts to include other texts or translations. Another measure allows voluntary prayer and religious text readings during school hours, Newsweek has reported. Governor Greg Abbott previously defended a Ten Commandments monument in 2005, showing long‑standing support for such displays.