Texas Senator Mayes Middleton Slams Overreaching Injunction, Files Amicus Brief to Defend 10 Commandments in Schools

AUSTIN–In a bold stand for Texas values, Senator Mayes Middleton filed an amicus brief with the Fifth Circuit this week, strongly supporting school districts fighting to restore the Ten Commandments in classrooms under Senate Bill 10. 

The case, Nathan et al. v. Alamo Heights Independent School District et al. (No. 25-50695), stems from a challenge by parents against SB 10, a law Middleton joint-authored that took effect September 1, 2025, requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments. Middleton, a vocal advocate for the bill, has personally donated posters to numerous districts across Texas. His brief argues the lower court’s injunction is excessively broad, unlawfully extending beyond the plaintiffs’ specific schools and classrooms, and challenges twisted contortions of the Establishment Clause to wrongfully separate God from government.  

“We won’t let activist judges strip away the foundational principles that built this nation,” said Senator Middleton. “Our country is in the midst of a great revival and is desperate for a renewed morality grounded in the beliefs that founded our country. I’m fighting tooth and nail to ensure our kids see the moral compass of the Ten Commandments every day.”

Senator Middleton’s brief delivers a direct challenge to one of the Democrats’ favorite legal weapons: the idea that the Establishment Clause can be used to purge every trace of faith from public schools. 

“The Supreme Court made a historic mistake decades ago when it forced a misguided interpretation of the Establishment Clause onto the states,” said Senator Middleton. “It’s time the lower courts say so openly. With the Supreme Court returning to America’s religious heritage in cases like Kennedy v. Bremerton, Texas refuses to keep treating the Ten Commandments like contraband in our children’s classrooms.”

Texas is done apologizing for the Ten Commandments. With this filing, Senator Middleton draws a line in the sand: the Ten Commandments helped build America, they belong in our classrooms, and no activist ruling will erase our nation’s Judeo-Christian foundation.