'Satanism Need Not Apply': GOP Bills Would Allow Religious Symbols in Yards
A pair of bills in the state Legislature would allow Texans to install certain religious displays outside their home in neighborhoods where homeowners associations disallow them, but devil’s advocates warn that it could backfire.
Spearheading the effort in the Senate is Houston Republican Paul Bettencourt, whose bill was endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott last week. State Rep. Mike Schofield, a Republican from Katy, is shepherding an identical companion bill through the House.
Although state law prevents HOAs from removing religious displays from front doors, the two bills would expand it to include a person’s yard.
Bettencourt says the bills would allow Texans to brandish their crosses and menorahs, but it also comes with a caveat: A display can’t be “patently offensive to a passerby for reasons other than its religious content.”
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