Days after Louisiana required all public schools and colleges to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) vowed that he would pass a similar bill in the Texas Senate in the next legislative session.
In a post on social platform X, Patrick criticized Texas state House Speaker Dade Phelan (R) for killing a state Senate bill that would have required the display of the Ten Commandments in schools, and he vowed to bring it back.
“SB 1515 will bring back this historical tradition of recognizing America’s heritage, and remind students all across Texas of the importance of a fundamental foundation of American and Texas law: the Ten Commandments,” Patrick wrote on X.
During the last legislative session, the Texas Senate passed S.B. 1515, which would have required every Texas public elementary and secondary school to display the Ten Commandments. As lieutenant governor, Patrick…
