Overview
- Paxton’s office on Thursday ordered 29 districts to provide proof of Ten Commandments postings and records of board votes on a school prayer period required by SB 10 and SB 11.
- The Fifth Circuit’s April 21 ruling upheld SB 10 and lifted injunctions on several districts, and plaintiff groups say they expect to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
- District responses varied, with Waco ISD saying it has complied, Lake Travis voting down a prayer period and preparing to hang posters once donated, and many Houston‑area boards rejecting daily prayer.
- Paxton also sued Galveston ISD after its board declined to post the signs, while Cypress‑Fairbanks said it plans a uniform rollout before the 2026–27 school year unless a new appeal restores an injunction.
- SB 10 requires schools to accept only donated posters at least 16 by 20 inches and readable across a classroom, a mandate praised by backers as civic heritage and opposed by civil‑liberties groups as state‑endorsed religion.