Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has reportedly ordered all public schools in the Lone Star State not affected by an ongoing lawsuit to display the Ten Commandments, in compliance with state Senate Bill 10.
According to Catholic News Agency, the enforcement of SB 10 was temporarily blocked in 11 Texas independent school districts last week by U.S. District Judge Fred Biery after 16 families sued, arguing the law violates the separation of church and state rooted in the First Amendment.
“Schools not enjoined by ongoing litigation must abide by [SB 10] and display the Ten Commandments,” Paxton reportedly said in his directive.
Biery’s preliminary injunction, issued Aug. 20, prevents the law from taking effect on Sept. 1 in the Alamo Heights, North East, Austin, Cypress Fairbanks, Lackland, Lake Travis, Fort Bend, Houston, Dripping Springs, Plano, and Northside independent schools.
In an appeal filed Aug. 21, Paxton’s office argued that the law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms in the state is reflective of the historic and moral foundation Texas was built upon.
“From the beginning, the Ten Commandments have been irrevocably intertwined with America’s legal, moral, and historical heritage,” Paxton said in a press release on Monday. “The woke radicals seeking to erase our nation’s history will be defeated. I will not back down from defending the virtues and values, that built this country.”
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