A new Texas law says every public school classroom must display a poster listing the Ten Commandments DALLAS -- When it became clear to Texas high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn ...

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The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas is calling a federal judge’s order a “win for religious freedom” after Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction requiring certain Texas ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered several Texas public school districts to take down posters displaying the Ten Commandments, in another victory for opponents of a law signed by the state’s governor ...

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Galveston Independent School District after the district refused to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, as required by a new state ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio on May 23, 2024. Paxton sued the Galveston school district Friday for not following Texas’ Ten Commandments law ...

Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday his office is suing Galveston ISD after its school board voted against displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms last month. The lawsuit comes after ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered several Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays from classrooms, issuing the ruling in a lawsuit brought by families who argue the postings ...

DALLAS (AP) — When it became clear to Texas high school theater teacher Gigi Cervantes that she couldn't ignore a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in her Fort Worth classroom, ...

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