The Texas Senate has passed a pair of bills to introduce religion in public schools. One would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom, while the other would allow school boards to provide students and staff with daily time for prayer and scripture reading.

The Texas Senate has passed two bills bringing Christianity into public schools. One bill, passed Tuesday, would require a mandatory period of prayer, while another would put the Ten Commandments into every public schoolroom.

Classrooms would be required to post displays of the Ten Commandments, while school trustees could require opt-in prayer time under two bills passed this week.