Texas mandates donated "In God We Trust" displays in schools

Texas schools have started receiving posters of the national motto "In God We Trust" that they will be required to display in accordance with a new state law.

The big picture: Those opposed are sounding the alarm about the law, arguing it imposes religion on students and flies in the face of the expectation that schools be secular.

The law, which was passed last year, says elementary and secondary schools must "display in a conspicuous place in each building of the school or institution a durable poster or framed copy of the United States national motto" if the signs were donated to the school district or bought with private donations and given to the district.

What they're saying: "We just felt like it was a great opportunity to display our national motto in our public schools," state Rep. Tom Oliverson (R), who co-authored the bill, told KHOU.

"This was an idea I had after seeing something similar happen in a couple different states."