Texas County Puts Donated 10 Commandments Monument On Courthouse Square

The Oldham County Texas commission last year approved residents placing a Ten Commandments monument on Courthouse Square, so long as county funds were not spent on it. The Amarillo Globe-News yesterday reported that a 4-ton granite monument is now in place, positioned so it is surrounded by three historical markers-- honoring the senator for whom the county is named, the county's first physician and Old Tascosa. Churches and individuals in Oldham County donated $11,000 to cover the cost of the monument. An inscription on the monument reads in part: "Dedicated to our loving Lord God, our founding fathers and our great nation ... Donated by the people of Oldham County." Oldham County Judge Don Allred says of the monument: It fits our community values."