Texas can force schools to display the Ten Commandments, federal appeals court says

NPR | By Andrew Schneider,

Steve Inskeep

Published April 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM MDT

A U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday that Texas can require public school to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

Andrew Schneider

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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