The state of Texas is looking to bring the Ten Commandments back to public school classrooms. 

The Washington Examiner reports that the state's Republican lawmakers recently voted to do just that.

The legislation is now headed to the Texas Seante, which has already passed a similar version of the bill, making it likely that it will pass again. If so, it would head to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) desk, and he has already indicated that he intends to sign the bill into law.

BREAKING: The Texas House has passed a bill requiring the Ten Commandments in every public classroom.

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The details

The Examiner reports that the Texas legislature passed the bill on Sunday.

Per the outlet:

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.

The bill did start off in the upper chamber, which had already passed it by a vote of 20 to 11. The Texas House, however, has added an amendment to the bill, as specified above, and, because of this amendment, the bill will now have to head back to the Texas Senate.

There is no obvious reason, at the time of this writing, why the Texas Senate would not, once again, pass the bill. The amendment does not appear to be a dealbreaker.

If it is the case that the Texas Senate will vote to pass the bill, then it would be headed over to Abbott's desk.

Looking forward

Abbott has already indicated that he is in favor of signing such a bill into law.

Not too long ago, he put out a statement, saying, "Let's do it," in response to a news report about a Texas lawmaker's quest to bring the Ten Commandments back to public schools.

Abbot, though, has not released any further statement on the matter.

The Daily Caller reports:

The bill requires all public elementary and secondary schools in Texas to “display in a conspicuous place in each classroom of the school a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments.” Each display must be at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall and include the exact text of the commandments as laid out in the legislation. The law allows for schools to use privately donated displays or district funds and sets implementation for the 2025–26 school year.

It is expected that, once signed into law, the legislation will face legal challenges.