From a cell phone ban to Ten Commandments posters, new state laws bring big changes to Texas schools

A sign depicting the Corpus Christi Independent School District's new cell phone policies is shown outside Calk-Wilson Elementary School in Corpus Christi on Aug. 11, 2025. The state's cell phone ban is one of the new state laws approved this year that will bring changes to public schools. Photo Credit: John Oliva/Corpus Christi Caller-Times/USA TODAY Network via REUTERS
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