The Texas Legislature has now fully approved Senate Bill 10, the Ten Commandments Bill, a controversial measure that would require all public school classrooms in the state to display a government-prescribed version of the Ten Commandments.
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June 1, 2025
CONTACT: Emily Witt (she/her), [email protected]
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Legislature has fully approved Senate Bill 10, a controversial measure that would require all public school classrooms in the state to display a government-prescribed version of the Ten Commandments.
The bill, which originally passed the Senate, was amended in the House to require the Texas Attorney General to defend school districts in any lawsuits stemming from this mandate. The Senate has accepted that amendment and the bill has been signed in both chambers, clearing the way for it to go to Governor Greg Abbott for final approval.
Texas Freedom Network Political Director Rocío Fierro-Pérez (she/her) issued the following statement:
“This bill is a betrayal of all Texans. The Ten Commandments Bill uses the power of the state to impose one version of religion on every single student in Texas, no matter their background, their beliefs, or their family values. No child should enter their public school and feel like they don’t belong because of their religion, or because they don’t practice one. But that’s what this law does in practice: it singles out kids whose beliefs don’t match what the state says is ‘right.’
“While lawmakers pat themselves on the back for pushing religious slogans into classrooms, our schools are starved for funding, our teachers are burning out, and our students are struggling. Faith should be personal. It should be powerful. It should never be a political weapon. Religious freedom means the right to believe, or not, without government interference. We won’t stop fighting until every student in Texas is treated with dignity and respect, no matter who they are or what they believe. That’s the promise of real freedom.”
