A federal judge ruled that a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state is unconstitutional. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
The judge's order only applies to certain districts, but the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation are calling on all districts to ignore the state law.
The independent school districts of Comal, Georgetown, Conroe, Flour Bluff, Fort Worth, Arlington, McKinney, Frisco, Northwest, Azle, Rockwall, Lovejoy, Mansfield and McAllen are affected by the ruling.
The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU on Sept. 22 on behalf of 15 multifaith families who are a part of 14 school districts in the Lone Star State. The ACLU also filed a similar lawsuit over the summer on behalf of other Texas families.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued two school districts for allegedly refusing to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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"These rogue ISD officials and board members blatantly disregarded the will of Texas voters who expect the legal and moral heritage of our state to be displayed in accordance with the law," Paxton said in the news release.
"Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD chose to defy a clear statutory mandate, and this lawsuit makes clear that no district may ignore Texas law without consequence," he added.
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