Overview

• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said schools not covered by last week’s court order must display the Ten Commandments when the law takes effect Sept. 1.
• U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement for nine districts named in a lawsuit, finding the mandate likely unconstitutional and coercive.
• Paxton has appealed the ruling and emphasized that the order does not extend beyond the defendant districts.
• Houston ISD and Austin ISD were parties to the litigation but are not currently subject to the injunction, with Austin dismissed on the condition it follow any court-ordered relief.
• Senate Bill 10, signed June 20, requires a 16-by-20-inch durable poster or framed copy in each classroom, anticipates privately donated displays, and does not oblige districts to purchase them.