Republican bill requiring display of Ten Commandments in Texas schools fails

Bill which would have required every public school to display text in each classroom condemned by civil rights groups

Republicans in Texas failed to pass legislation that would have required the Ten Commandments to be prominently displayed in every public school classroom.

The controversial bill, authored by the Republican state senator Phil King, would have required schools to display the Old Testament text in a conspicuous place in each classroom", in a durable poster or frame.