Judge blocks display of 10 Commandments in Texas classrooms
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U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery said the Republican-led legislation that was signed into law in June by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott concerns the long-held principle of separation of church and state. In his opinion filed on Wednesday, he related his ruling to recent rulings in Arkansas and Louisiana, where judges also barred similar laws.
Conroe ISD is putting the brakes on displaying the Ten Commandments as a legal battle over the new state law heated up in San Antonio last week.
TEXARKANA, Texas — Liberty-Eylau ISD is relying on donations from local businesses and churches to cover the cost of Ten Commandments posters that will soon be required in all Texas public school classrooms.
New laws are due to take effect in Texas on September 1 on subjects including abortion, property tax and Christianity in public schools.