The Texas House gave preliminary approval Saturday to legislation requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, with lawmakers voting 88-49 on Senate Bill 10 (SB10), according to the Associated Press.
Newsweek reached out to bill co-sponsor Rep. Candy Noble via email on Saturday for comment.
Why It Matters
Texas operates nearly 9,100 public schools serving nearly 6 million students, making it the second-largest education system in the country.
The measure’s passage would likely trigger immediate legal challenges and could influence similar efforts in other states. If enacted, Texas would join Louisiana and Arkansas as states with similar requirements, though Louisiana’s law is on hold after a federal judge found it was “unconstitutional on its face.”
The timing coincides with recent Supreme Court decisions that have allowed public funds to flow to religious entities, though the court effectively ended a publicly…
