Texas’ Ten Commandments in schools law challenged by families and faith leaders in lawsuit

A federal lawsuit filed by Dallas-area families and faith leaders seeks to block a new Texas law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, claiming it violates the separation of church and state. The law, signed by Governor Greg Abbott, has faced legal challenges in other states and is set to take effect on September 1.

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A group of families and faith leaders in Texas are trying to stop a new law that says schools must put up posters of the Ten Commandments, saying it mixes religion with school and isn’t fair to everyone.

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