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Texas Families File Class Action to Halt Ten Commandments Displays

12/3/2025

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Eighteen Texas families filed a class action on December 2 to block Ten Commandments displays in schools in Ashby v. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD.
The suit seeks to protect religious freedom across 1,000 Texas school districts.
It follows rulings declaring Senate Bill 10 unconstitutional, though those rulings affect some districts.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has directed compliance with SB-10.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit will hear an appeal on January 20, 2026.

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Eighteen Texas families filed a class action on December 2 to block Ten Commandments displays in schools in Ashby v. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD.
The suit seeks to protect religious freedom across 1,000 Texas school districts.
It follows rulings declaring Senate Bill 10 unconstitutional, though those rulings affect some districts.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has directed compliance with SB-10.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit will hear an appeal on January 20, 2026.