"The bill, which passed the state Senate in April, was effectively scrapped early Wednesday as House lawmakers failed to secure a vote for the bill before a midnight deadline," reported Dan Ladden-Hall. "The proposals would have ordered schools to show posters of the Ten Commandments 'in a conspicuous place in each classroom' and 'in a size and typeface that is legible to a person with average vision from anywhere in the classroom.' Schools that did not have their own posters would have been made to accept donations of posters."
GOP state Sen. Phil King had claimed the bill would teach “students all across Texas of the importance of a fundamental foundation.” However, as CNN noted, it drew immediate backlash from experts who called it unconstitutional. “Parents should be able to decide what religious materials their child should learn, not the (Texas legislature),” said the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas.
