Federal Court Greenlights Ten Commandments in Texas Schools

It's April 22nd. Welcome to El Paso News today, powered by AI. A federal appeals court

in the 5th Circuit, just greenlit Texas' law, requiring the 10 Commandments in every

public school classroom. The ruling says it doesn't violate the First Amendment's protections

on religion or government endorsement. This reverses a lower court's block on the measure.

Earlier this year, the same court cleared a matching Louisiana law by a 12-6 vote after

arguments in January. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton hailed it as a big win for the

state's values, stressing how the Commandments shaped the nation and should guide. Students

daily. Critics like the ACLU called it a blow to church state separation and parents

rights to direct their kids' faith lessons. The decision fuels wider Republican, drives

to weave religion into public education, pitting historical foundations against strict no

endorsement, rules. As this heads toward a possible Supreme Court showdown, the debate

over faith in schools shows no signs of cooling down.