The Ten Commandments laws are among efforts, mainly in conservative-led states, to insert religion into public schools.

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Sixteen Texas families of different faiths have filed a lawsuit looking to block a state law that would require the Ten ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott called a July 21 special session to revisit vetoed bills, including the hotly contested ban on hemp products ...

The lawsuit requiring the Ten Commandments in Texas schools calls the new law "a threat to the soul of both our democracy and ...

Opponents say the Ten Commandments and prayer measures infringe on others’ religious freedom, and more lawsuits are expected.