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Texas House Passes Bill Requiring Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms

The legislation, expected to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, mandates the display of the Ten Commandments despite anticipated legal challenges over church-state separation concerns.

A 42-year-old Ten Commandments sculpture is on display in front of city hall June 27, 2001 in Grand Junction, CO.
The Ten Commandments, written out on a monument, sit outside the Texas Capitol on March 17, 2025.
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Overview

  • The Texas House approved a bill requiring a 16-by-20-inch poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, with a final vote of 82-46.
  • The bill now heads to Governor Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law, making Texas the largest state to implement such a mandate.
  • Critics argue the measure violates the constitutional separation of church and state and could alienate non-Christian students and teachers, while supporters claim the commandments are historically significant to U.S. education and law.
  • The legislation does not allocate funding for the displays, leaving schools reliant on private donations or district budgets to comply with the mandate starting in the 2025-26 school year.
  • Similar laws in Louisiana and Arkansas have faced legal challenges, with Louisiana's law currently on hold, and experts predict the Texas law will also face court battles, potentially escalating to the U.S. Supreme Court.