Texas' Attempts to Integrate Church and State Thwarted by Failed Bills
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A bill that would have required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom in Texas failed to pass in the State House. The bill was part of an effort by conservative Republicans to expand the reach of religion into public schools. However, lawmakers were poised to allow school districts to hire religious chaplains in place of licensed counselors. The bills appeared aimed at testing the openness of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court to re-examining the legal boundaries of religion in public education.
- Bill to Force Texas Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments Fails The New York Times
- Texas pushes church into state with bills on school chaplains, Ten Commandments The Washington Post
- A bill that would have required Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments has failed CNN
- Chaplains could work in Texas public schools if bill becomes law KPRC Click2Houston
- Texas bills threatens the constitutional separation of church and state The Dallas Morning News
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