Overview
- U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued a preliminary injunction finding SB 10 likely violates the Establishment Clause and requiring the 14 named districts to take down classroom posters by Dec. 1 while halting any new postings.
- The districts must file notices confirming compliance by Dec. 9, and the order remains in place as the litigation continues.
- The case, Cribbs Ringer v. Comal ISD, was brought in September by 15 multifaith and nonreligious families represented by the ACLU of Texas, the ACLU, Americans United, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
- The injunction applies only to the defendants in this lawsuit, though the civil‑rights groups are urging all Texas districts not to implement SB 10.
- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is appealing prior rulings and has sued Galveston, Round Rock, and Leander ISDs for refusing to post the Ten Commandments, with related arguments scheduled at the Fifth Circuit in January 2026.