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A new law requiring the display of an explicitly Protestant translation of the Ten Commandments in all Texas public-school classrooms is set to take effect Sept. 1, just weeks into a new school year for Houston ISD and other districts across the region and state. But a court hearing on Friday could lead to the law being blocked, pending the outcome of a lawsuit.

A coalition of four civil liberties organizations is seeking an injunction against the law, which passed the state Legislature this spring as Senate Bill 10 , at a federal court hearing in San Antonio. Chloe Kempf, a staff attorney with the ACLU of Texas, said they're hoping to block the law before it can take effect next month.

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