Overview

• A federal judge, Fred Biery, issued a preliminary injunction last week blocking enforcement for the school districts named in the suit, finding the mandate likely unconstitutional and coercive.
• Paxton appealed and said all other independent school districts must comply, asserting the injunction is limited to the defendants named by the court.
• Confusion over whether Austin ISD and Houston ISD are covered surfaced in Paxton’s messaging, with the attorney general’s website later listing both as affected by the injunction.
• Civil-liberties groups including the ACLU, Americans United and FFRF urged districts statewide not to implement the law and warned they may pursue further litigation.
• SB 10 requires a durable 16-by-20-inch Ten Commandments display in every classroom starting Sept. 1 and allows privately donated posters, drawing political pushback including a public rebuke from Sen. John Cornyn.