Will A Ten Commandments Display Return To Public Schools In Texas?

A new bill has been brought forth in the Texas legislature for the Ten Commandments to be placed in public Texas schools. Here's what is known at the time of writing.

When Did This Bill Get Submitted?

As revealed by KXAN, Senate Bill 10 was a cooperative effort by senators in the state. A quote about the bill from Senator Phil King said the following:

“The Ten Commandments are part of our Texas and American story...If our students don’t know the Ten Commandments, they will never understand the foundation for much of American history and law.”

Further comments revealed that the main point of the bill is to bring back "religious liberty in Texas and reflects the state’s history and traditions." But not everyone agrees with the bill.

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Is There Any Pushback From Others In The Legislature?

This debate isn't new to the state of Texas, as it's come up multiple times in the past:

Senator Sarah Eckhardt released a statement on the bill's possible passage, simply saying: “There should be a strong separation between church and state." But the Ten Commandments being in Texas schools is not new to the state either.

KXAN revealed that until the year 1980, the ten commandments were on Texas school campuses. A case in the Supreme Court, Stone v. Graham, changed that. But, things changed in 2022, where that decision was flipped in another case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District.

That case's decision ruled that First Amendment rights were infringed upon by stopping spiritual assertions. With the status of the bill being actually allowed unknown, it isn't known how far the bill will go.

As this is a developing story, we will have more information when it becomes available.