Houston Public MediaSep 22, 2025

The ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State, along with other civil rights groups, have filed a second lawsuit in federal court to stop more Texas public school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/22/531526/more-texas-school-districts-sued-over-display-of-ten-commandments-in-classrooms/

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More Texas school districts sued over display of Ten Commandments in classrooms

A federal judge in August issued a temporary injunction blocking 11 school districts from implementing Senate Bill 10, the new Texas law requiring public schools to display the commandments. Fourteen additional school districts, including Conroe ISD, have now been sued by the same coalition of civil rights groups.

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Houston Public MediaAug 29, 2025

Conroe ISD plans to have Ten Commandments posters hanging in all its classrooms when students return after Labor Day weekend. District leaders initially said they would pause their rollout as they “await further guidance” from the courts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529729/conroe-isd-to-display-ten-commandments-after-initially-pausing-rollout-in-response-to-court-ruling/

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Conroe ISD to display Ten Commandments after initially pausing rollout in response to court ruling

The school district north of Houston, although not directly impacted by a federal injunction that temporarily blocks the display of the commandments, initially said it would hold off on hanging them in its classrooms. Conroe ISD changed course after a directive from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Houston Public MediaMay 1, 2025

Early Wednesday, a couple of dozen Texans who had waited nearly 20 hours to testify on a bill to require classrooms to post the Ten Commandments gathered in the hearing room to share their views. Most were there in opposition to the bill.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/05/01/520275/a-20-hour-wait-to-speak-a-pre-dawn-texas-house-panel-takes-up-ten-commandments-bill/

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A 20-hour wait to speak: A pre-dawn Texas House panel takes up Ten Commandments bill

Dozens of people who signed up to speak were ready at 4 a.m. to debate whether public school classrooms should have to display the Ten Commandments.

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Houston Public MediaMar 20, 2025

The Republican-led Texas Senate has passed a bill requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms across the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/20/516474/texas-senate-passes-bill-requiring-ten-commandments-be-displayed-in-all-public-school-classrooms/

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Texas Senate passes bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in public-school classrooms

Senate Bill 10 passed the Republican-led upper house late Wednesday on a party-line vote. Democrats condemned the measure as unconstitutional and a threat to religious liberty.

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