All Texas public school districts not involved with litigation will have to display copies of the Ten Commandments starting on Sept. 1, instructed state Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday. Paxton’s announcement follows last week’s district court ruling that the state could not direct public schools to hang copies of the foundational Jewish and Christian

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.