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Senate education committee advances bill to display Ten Commandments in classrooms amid legal debate
Summary
Senate Bill 10, which would require a Ten Commandments display in every public school classroom, was reported favorably to the Senate after protracted testimony arguing history-and‑tradition justifications and constitutional objections.
The Senate Committee on Education voted to report Senate Bill 10, a measure requiring display of the Ten Commandments in every public elementary and secondary classroom, to the full Senate after an extended hearing that included historical, legal and policy testimony for and against the proposal.
Sponsor Sen. Brian King framed the bill as a restoration of historical practice, arguing the Ten Commandments and related religious references were long present in public life. "Senate bill 10 would require Texas public elementary and secondary schools to display the 10 commandments in each classroom," King told the committee and said he viewed the measure as a restoration of earlier practice now permitted…
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