Texas wins case forcing Galveston school district to display Ten Commandments posters in classrooms
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, had sued the school district last November after the school board voted against exhibiting the Protestant version of the Ten Commandments.
A Texas judge has ordered the Galveston Independent School District to display posters of the Ten Commandments in all classrooms within ten days, in a significant win for the state in ongoing legal disputes over religious freedom in public education. District Judge Jeth Jones ruled that the school district must comply, after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the district last November, following a school board vote against displaying the Protestant version of the Ten Commandments.
The law requiring "conspicuous" display of the Ten Commandments posters in public school classrooms, SB10, was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott in June 2025. The case has been joined by two rabbis and over two dozen parties challenging the constitutionality of the law, arguing that it infringes on religious freedom.
Written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
