Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton directed schools across the Lone Star State to display the Ten Commandments less than a week after a federal court ruled in favor of 11 school districts that fought against the exhibition of the Decalogue in classrooms.
"From the beginning, the Ten Commandments have been irrevocably intertwined with America's legal, moral and historical heritage," Paxton said Monday in a statement.
"The work of radicals seeking to erase our nation's history will be defeated. I will not back down from defending the virtues and values that built this country."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 10 into law June 10, directing every classroom in Texas public schools to display the Ten Commandments, starting Sept. 1 when the legislation takes effect.
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