Supporters of Texas' Ten Commandments display law argue its important for public school classrooms since the text shaped American law and history. Scholars disagree.

In the push by Texas Republicans to post the Ten Commandments in public schools, Rebecca Smith-Nash has emerged as one of the most publicly determined parents of Houston area students in support of Senate Bill 10.

U.S. District Court Judge Fred Biery said the Republican-led legislation that was signed into law in June by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott concerns the long-held principle of separation of church and state. In his opinion filed on Wednesday, he related his ruling to recent rulings in Arkansas and Louisiana, where judges also barred similar laws.