On June 20, 2025, Governor Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law, requiring the 10 Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms. Under the new law, each poster must measure at least 16 by 20 inches and feature legible text, ensuring the Commandments are clearly visible to all students in the room.

Texas law also requires the following verbiage for display of the 10 Commandments: 

The Ten Commandments

  I AM the LORD thy God.

  Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

  Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven images.

  Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.

  Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.

  Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the

  land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  Thou shalt not kill.

  Thou shalt not commit adultery.

  Thou shalt not steal.

  Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house.

  Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor

  his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy

  neighbor’s.

Public schools are not required to use district funds to purchase posters; however, they must accept any offer of a privately donated poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments, provided that the poster or copy meets the requirements and does not contain any additional content. 

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