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.
Houston-area schools navigating new Texas law regarding parental consent for student healthcare
Senate Bill 12, a sprawling parental rights law that applies to K-12 schools, has created confusion about whether school employees must obtain prior consent for a range of health-related services.
AG Ken Paxton urges Texas schools to allow prayer in classrooms under new law
Senate Bill 11, which went into effect on Monday, allows school boards to set aside time for voluntary prayer or the reading of religious texts during classroom time.
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.
11 Texas school districts temporarily blocked from displaying Ten Commandments, federal judge rules
Texas' Senate Bill 10, which requires the commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state, is set to take effect Sept. 1. U.S. Judge Fred Biery, in a temporary injunction issued Wednesday, blocked several school districts in the Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio areas from following the new law.
Ten Commandments posters arrive in Texas public schools, thanks to Glenn Beck, Christian conservative groups
Senate Bill 10, which is being challenged in court, will require the commandments to be displayed in every Texas public school classroom starting Sept. 1. Neither teachers nor their schools are required to provide or pay for the posters, but they can’t reject a donated poster. Houston Public Media took a look at those behind the effort.
Vaccine exemption requests in Texas spike in July, as some experts fear more families will opt out
Federal funding cuts to immunization efforts and a new law that allows exemption forms to be downloaded, instead of mailed, could drive up exemptions in the future.
Federal court in San Antonio hears legal challenge to Texas’ Ten Commandments school display law
Attorneys representing 16 Texas families of varying religious and nonreligious backgrounds requested an injunction to block Senate Bill 10 from taking effect, pending the outcome of a challenge to its constitutionality.
Texas school districts to face new restrictions on DEI policies, library materials
Under state legislation passed this year and set to take effect Sept. 1, schools will face new policies surrounding library materials, LGBTQ+ clubs and other initiatives.
Mental health programs could bear the brunt of $600M federal cuts to Texas schools
Federal cuts and a lack of dedicated mental health funding from the state could erode programs to address chronic absenteeism, crises and more.
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