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Texas directs schools to display Ten Commandments despite ruling

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton directed schools across the Lone Star State to display the Ten Commandments less than a week after a federal court ruled in favor of 11 school districts that fought against the bill.

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Ken Paxton wants zero exceptions to Ten Commandments law in Texas schools

Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, announced Monday that he is "instructing" independent public school districts statewide to follow a state law that requires every classroom to display the Ten Commandments, starting Sept. 1-setting up what is likely to be a controversial start to the new academic year.

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11 Texas school districts temporarily blocked from displaying Ten Commandments, federal judge rules

Texas' Senate Bill 10, which requires the commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state, is set to take effect Sept. 1. U.S. Judge Fred Biery, in a temporary injunction issued Wednesday,

ACLU, activist groups call for closure of Fort Bliss ICE facility

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and partners, hosted to decry the Trump administration’s expansion of immigration ...

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New Filing Reveals Gross Abuse of Power by Texas Officials who Engaged in Wrongful Prosecution of Abortion

Starr County officials violated Lizelle Gonzalez’s constitutional rights by investigating, indicting, and arresting her for an abortion ...

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Trump admin slams ACLU for comparing ICE center to Japanese internment camp: 'Deranged and lazy'

DHS official calls ACLU comparison of Fort Bliss immigrant detention facility to WWII internment camps 'deranged and lazy' as ...

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Texas court to hear ACLU's challenge against mandatory Ten Commandments in classrooms

A legal battle is unfolding in Texas as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, alongside several organizations ...

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ACLU: Texas Officials Violated Woman’s Rights in Wrongful Murder Charge

The ACLU has reported that officials in Starr County, Texas have been denied the chance to avoid accountability for ...

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Federal judge bars Texas groups intervening in Dream Act case; appeal filed

A federal judge has rejected an attempt by Texas civil advocacy groups and colleges to intervene in the lawsuit blocking the ...

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ACLU files lawsuit on Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott's directive towards ...

American Civil Liberties Union announce lawsuit on Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott's directive towards transgender children renders them from care.

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