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Thus, it seems strange that the first and the last of the commandments – affirming that the Lord is our God and the ...

SB 10 would require schools to post a "durable poster or framed copy" of the Ten Commandments in every public school ...

A Texas bill that would order the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms was advanced by the Senate, ...

The Senate agreed Wednesday to a provision the Texas House added requiring the state attorney general defend public schools ...

The Bible itself contains the most powerful argument against making the Ten Commandments a moral guide for all citizens.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Ten Commandments could soon hang in every Texas public school classroom under a bill gaining traction in the state Legislature. Senate Bill 10 has passed both the Senate ...

Laredoans are responding to the state legislature’s recent decision requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom.

A joint resolution that would require a magistrate or judge to deny bail to someone who is a repeat offender of a violent crime narrowly failed on the House floor Tuesday.

Senate Bill 15, which limits city control over residential lot sizes, narrowly survived a procedural challenge and is now up for a final vote in the Texas House.