Texas Parents Sue To Prevent the Ten Commandments From Being Displayed in Texas Schools

The Texas Legislature passed a new law in 2025 that will require all public school classrooms to display a copy of the Ten Commandments. While Republican lawmakers hailed the legislation and welcomed its passing, the ACLU and some parents have not responded the way lawmakers would have liked.

Parents File Lawsuit To Stop the Ten Commandments

According to KSAT news, Texas' law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms has been met with two legal challenges. On Wednesday, a lawsuit was filed by sixteen parents of "various religious backgrounds" that are being represented by the ACLU.

According to the report from KSAT, this is the second lawsuit against the State of Texas seeking to stop the law from going into effect. The first lawsuit was filed in Dallas last week, and the ACLU has sued in several school districts.

Texas Lawmakers Pass Senate Bill 10

Senate Bill 10 was a priority peace of legislation filed by
Texas Senator Phil King. The legislation requires a copy of the Then Commandments be displayed on a 16 x 20 poster or larger in every public school classroom in Texas.

A similar law was passed in Louisiana, but the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the law unconstitutional. Supporters of the law say that the Ten Commandments is vital to learning U.S. History.