Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed lawsuits against Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD for not displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, despite a Texas law requiring it. Both districts received legally compliant, privately donated copies but chose not to post them, with Round Rock ISD confirming its decision in a September 15 email, according to the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
Paxton criticized the districts for ignoring state law, stating, "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." Although a federal injunction temporarily halts enforcement for some districts, it does not apply to these two districts, prompting the legal action, as reported by the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
Eleven other districts currently have temporary federal court protection from enforcing the mandate, but Paxton’s office says this does not apply to the new defendants. Paxton said, "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." The lawsuit follows a previous case against Galveston ISD over the same issue, as stated by the Office of the Texas Attorney General.
