Ken Paxton, the attorney general of Texas, announced Monday that he is "instructing" independent public school districts statewide to follow a state law that requires every classroom to display the Ten Commandments, starting Sept. 1-setting up what is likely to be a controversial start to the new academic year.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are jumping in with dueling endorsements in the heated primary for Paxton’s successor.