Overview

• Fifteen multifaith and nonreligious families, represented by the ACLU, Americans United, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and Simpson Thacher, filed the new case in federal court in San Antonio seeking a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, and declaratory relief.
• The suit names 14 districts that have posted or plan to post the mandated posters, including Arlington, Fort Worth, Frisco, McKinney, Mansfield, Northwest, Azle, Lovejoy, Rockwall, Conroe, Comal, Georgetown, Flour Bluff, and McAllen ISDs.
• The expansion follows an Aug. 20 preliminary injunction from Judge Fred Biery blocking the law in 11 other districts, with the court finding SB10 likely violates the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses.
• Attorney General Ken Paxton has appealed the earlier ruling and instructed districts not covered by that injunction to comply with SB10, prompting some systems to install displays while others paused.
• Plaintiffs argue the classroom mandate coerces a captive audience and elevates a specific Protestant text, and they note courts in Louisiana and Arkansas have also blocked comparable laws, while a separate North Texas suit is pending.