Texas AG Investigates School Districts Over Ten Commandments, Prayer Law Compliance

May 14, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is investigating more than two dozen Texas public school districts to determine whether they are in compliance with state laws concerning the display of the Ten Commandments and school prayer policies.

Christianity Daily reports that Paxton’s office has requested records from the districts showing whether school boards held votes related to Senate Bill 11 and whether campuses are complying with the Ten Commandments display requirement under Senate Bill 10.

SB 11 requires local school boards to vote on whether to establish designated times during the school day for prayer and the reading of the Bible or other religious materials.

SB 10 requires public schools to display donated copies of the Ten Commandments that meet state-mandated formatting and size standards.

In a statement, Paxton said: “Texas school districts must comply with Texas law by displaying the Ten Commandments and taking a school board vote regarding the implementation of prayer time in schools. I will never stop defending our students’ religious freedom and the moral foundation of our nation.”

Paxton added, “I will always fight for students’ fundamental right to pray in our schools and work to ensure that Texas kids are able to learn from the Ten Commandments daily.”

According to Christianity Daily, state officials noted that several of the districts were previously involved in legal disputes concerning SB 10.

The Conroe Independent School District told The Christian Post that the district initially followed SB 10 requirements before removing the Ten Commandments posters in response to a court order tied to ongoing litigation.

A spokesperson for the district also stated that the district’s board voted in February against adopting the SB 11 prayer-time resolution.

The attorney general’s office reports that the investigation includes school districts in Alamo Heights, North East, Austin, Cypress-Fairbanks, Lackland, Lake Travis, Fort Bend, Houston, Dripping Springs, Plano, Northside, Conroe, Galveston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, McAllen, Amarillo, El Paso, Corpus Christi, United, Texarkana, Victoria, Waco, Abilene, San Angelo, Brownsville and Beaumont.

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