Overview

• U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction on Aug. 20 in Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights ISD, halting enforcement against the defendant districts.
• The order prevents 11 school systems in major metro areas from displaying the required 16-by-20-inch posters that were slated to be posted starting Sept. 1.
• Biery found the measure likely violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses and would pressure students into religious observance while undermining parents’ control over religious education.
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he will appeal the decision, which currently applies only to the named districts as other challenges proceed.
• The case follows court blocks of similar laws in Louisiana and Arkansas, signaling a broader legal fight that observers expect to move through the federal appellate courts.