Paxton demands school districts not under injunction to display Ten Commandments

Published August 25, 2025 6:16pm ET



All Texas public school districts not involved with litigation will have to display copies of the Ten Commandments starting on Sept. 1, instructed state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday.

Paxton’s announcement follows last week’s district court ruling that the state could not direct public schools to hang copies of the foundational Jewish and Christian covenant laws.

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