Texas Judge Orders Removal of Ten Commandments Displays

By Judah Raines — TrulyWed.org

In November 2025, a federal judge in Texas issued a sweeping preliminary injunction blocking a new state law that required public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The injunction, handed down by U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia, ordered multiple school districts — including Fort Worth, Arlington, McKinney, Frisco, Azle, Rockwall, and Mansfield — to remove all posted displays by December 1 and to certify compliance days later.

The ruling arises from Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in June, which mandated a 16-by-20-inch framed copy of the Ten Commandments in a specific English translation in every Texas public-school classroom. Supporters viewed the law as restoring Texas’s “moral and legal heritage.” Critics saw it differently: as forced religious messaging imposed on children of diverse backgrounds.

Fifteen families — representing Jewish, Muslim, and nonreligious beliefs,— sued with the backing of the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Their complaint argued that SB 10 promoted one religion above all others, violating the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause.

Judge Garcia agreed. In his order, he wrote that the law “violates the Establishment Clause” and that it would be “impractical, if not impossible” to protect students from unwelcome religious coercion if the displays remained in place. The injunction prevents the affected school districts from enforcing the law as litigation continues.

Why This Ruling Matters to the Truly Wed Mission

TrulyWed.org champions Christian marriage, biblical family structure, and the God-ordained roles of husbands, wives, and children. But just as importantly, the Truly Wed Mission defends parental authority and the right of families to raise their children according to their convictions without state interference.

This Texas ruling is deeply relevant for three reasons:

1. It Highlights the Ongoing Battle Over Who Shapes Children’s Morals — Parents or the State

Whether one agrees with Judge Garcia’s ruling or not, the case underscores a growing national tension:

Who has the final say over what moral messages children receive in school?

TrulyWed teaches that the Bible places moral instruction into the hands of parents, not government bureaucrats, courts, or political activists.

The Texas case reminds us that when the state steps into moral or religious territory — even with Scripture — it often wields that authority inconsistently and without true faithfulness to God’s Word.

TrulyWed advocates family-based discipleship, not state-managed religion.

2. It Shows That Culture War Battles Do Not Guarantee Moral Formation

Many Christian parents applauded SB 10 because they believed posting the Ten Commandments would steer children toward virtue.

But the truth is this:

A classroom poster cannot replace a Christian home.

The Truly Wed Mission teaches that biblical marriage, biblical fatherhood, and consistent discipleship inside the home produce the next generation of believers — not legislated religious symbolism.

The Texas ruling reminds us that cultural victories are fragile and cannot substitute for family-grounded Christian teaching.