Conroe ISD will hang Ten Commandments posters in every classroom across its 75 campuses in the coming weeks, the district announced Monday, Oct. 26.

The move follows updated guidance from the Texas Attorney General's office stating that court injunctions blocking the displays have been vacated. Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), passed by the Texas Legislature in 2025, requires every public elementary and secondary school classroom in the state to display a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments measuring at least 16 by 20 inches.

Conroe ISD had previously installed the displays, then took them down after a federal judge ordered their removal. In November 2025, U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia issued an injunction requiring Conroe ISD and other districts to remove the posters, as Houston Public Media reported. That order came in a lawsuit brought by families who argued the postings violated the First Amendment.

The legal picture shifted on April 21, 2026, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld SB 10 in a 9-8 en banc ruling in Nathan v. Alamo Heights Independent School District. The court rejected challenges under the First Amendment's Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses. The Fifth Circuit also reversed the injunction in a related case, Cribbs Ringer v. Comal ISD, according to the ACLU of Texas.

With those injunctions lifted, the attorney general's office advised Conroe ISD to proceed with installation, according to the district's announcement.

"Conroe ISD has followed state law and court orders throughout this process," said Misty Odenweller, president of the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees. "We will continue to fulfill those responsibilities as we move forward under the updated guidance."

Superintendent Dr. David Vinson said staff will coordinate installation to make sure the displays meet SB 10's requirements. The law specifies that the text must be legible from anywhere in the classroom and contain no additional content or imagery.

Conroe ISD serves approximately 72,000 students, including those at The Woodlands High School and College Park High School. The district has not disclosed a campus-by-campus timeline or how it will fund the displays. Under SB 10, schools must accept privately donated posters that meet the law's specifications and may also purchase them with district funds.

The case is not over. Families represented by the ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State and the Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a petition on Aug. 17, 2026, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their challenge to SB 10. The Washington Post reported the court is widely expected to take up the case during its current term, which began in October 2026.

The district said it will continue to monitor legal developments and follow applicable law and court orders.