Last month we reported that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles was actually considering the approval of an objectively pro-slavery license plate, prominently featuring the Confederate flag. Today we’re glad to announce that the Texas DMV board voted unanimously to reject the design, after two hours of public testimony in which opponents of the plate far outnumbered supporters.

Supporters of the plates, including Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, argued that it would honor Confederate soldiers and would not be an endorsement of the Confederate government.

“Tens of thousands of Texans marched into battle behind that flag, and we are here to commemorate the soldiers, not the politicians,” Patterson told the board on Thursday.

Ray James, past commander of the Texas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, pointed out that the issue was up for consideration on the day before Veterans Day.

“These veterans need to be honored, too,” James, whose organization requested the plate, told the board.