Galveston County School Districts Wait for Verdict to Come Down on Ten Commandments

Galveston County school districts wait for verdict to come down on Ten Commandments

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of San Antonio on Wednesday temporarily blocked Senate Bill 10 from taking full effect for the nearly dozen Texas school districts named in the lawsuit, which argues the law violates the freedom of religion guaranteed…

Federal Judge Blocks Texas Law on Ten Commandments in Classrooms

A federal district court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction on Aug. 20, temporarily blocking a new state law that would have required public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery of San Antonio ruled that Texas Senate Bill 10, set to take effect on Sept. 1, likely violates the “First Amendment respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise.” Texas has more than 1,200 public …

Federal judge blocks Texas from requiring Ten Commandments display in public schools

Federal judge Fred Biery brought a halt to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s requirement, siding with atheist and liberal families who argued the biblical display would ‘coerce’ students.

Federal Judge Blocks Texas 10 Commandments Law From Being Enforced in Some School Districts

A monument of “God’s Ten Commandments” is pictured in front of a church in Uvalde, Texas, June 1, 2022. A federal judge on Aug. 20, 2025, partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the law violated the First Amendment. (Photo: OSV News/Shannon Stapleton, Reuters) by Kate Scanlon (OSV News) – A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requi…

FFRF and others warn Texas schools about 10 Commandments law after court ruling

Photo by Sebastian Morelli-Peyton on Unsplash Four organizations including the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter today to public school superintendents across Texas warning them not to implement SB 10, an unconstitutional state law that purports to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every elementary- and secondary-school classroom. The letter also advises districts that have already posted the Ten Commandments…

Brenham and Burton ISD to keep 10 commandments up

BRENHAM — Public schools in Brenham and Burton will continue displaying posters of the Ten Commandments in classrooms despite a federal judge’s ruling this week temporarily blocking a new state law from taking effect.