Texas bill to display Ten Commandments in public schools nears Abbott's desk

A Texas bill that would require all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments is one step closer to reaching Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) desk after it passed a vote on Sunday.

The Texas House passed Senate Bill 10 in a vote of 82-46, clarifying that any legal fees incurred by the display of the Ten Commandments would be the responsibility of the state. Due to this amendment, the bill now heads back to the Senate, which previously passed the bill in a vote of 20-11.