Texas Senate Bill 10

S.B. 10 requires public schools to display the Ten Commandments anywhere clearly visible. The law requires the display to be framed or a poster, and include the exact text of the Ten Commandments provided in the law without alternatives. It must also be at least wide and tall. == Reactions ==

Support Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick applauded the main author of the bill, state senator Phil King, for introducing the bill. The Jewish Press also supported the bill because of the Torah. Texas Republicans released a statement that a "wide range of societal problems" were applicable to the lack of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. President Donald Trump had previously supported a nearly identical bill in Louisiana. Opposition The bill was passed along party lines, with Texas Democrats mostly opposing S.B. 10. State representative Vincent Perez (D-77) stated in an interview that the bill did not teach history and only promoted a single religion, which was against freedom of religion. San Antonio Express-News released an op-ed in May 2025 in opposition to S.B. 10. The Interfaith Alliance, a religious and political advocacy group, released a statement with over 160 faith leaders in Texas opposing the bill. == Litigations ==

After the enactment, a group of families in multiple school districts filed suit, alleging that the law violates the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of the U.S. Constitution. On August 20, 2025, U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction in eleven school districts. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. The Fifth Circuit ruled that SB 10 was constitutional on April 21, 2026, stating the law violates neither the Establishment Clause or the Free Exercise Clause. Part of the Fifth's argument was that because the Lemon test had been considered abandoned in the Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (2022), its use to justify the Supreme Court's earlier decision of Stone v. Graham (1980), also dealing with the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools, was no longer justified, so the court was no longer bound by Stone. == References ==