A federal appeals court case about displaying the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public schools is poised to become the next major battleground over religion’s role in American public life. While the case has sparked familiar debates about church-state separation,

State Rep. David Spiller, a Republican in Jacksboro, wants all public schools in Texas to have designated prayer and Bible time and to post displays of the Ten Commandments in classrooms across the state.

Restrict THC, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities.

Key Texas legislators say they intend to pass a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The move would add some big-state momentum to a trend started by Louisiana last year with a law that is blocked in court but has ...

A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.

Key Texas legislators say they intend to pass a law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. The move would add some big-state momentum to a trend started by ...

Similar proposals are in multiple states after a court ruling in 2022, though opponents say the move would impose one religious view on people... Texas could join Louisiana with a law to require ...

Under House Bill 116, school boards can give teachers permission to read or post the Ten Commandments at anything school related.

The American Civil Liberties Union and Americans United for Separation of Church and State are also representing the plaintiffs in the case.

A three-judge panel heard oral arguments about a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public classrooms.

A three-judge panel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard arguments about a new Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms

Bills similar to SB 51 have popped up in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Louisiana in particular has a new law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments, but that’s been ...