德克萨斯州AG Ken Paxton提出三项州工作研究方案诉讼,声称宗教参与限制违反了《第一修正案》。 Texas AG Ken Paxton lawsuits three state work-study programs, claiming religious participation restrictions violate the First Amendment.

得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿对得克萨斯州高等教育协调委员会提起诉讼,对三个州的工作研究计划提出质疑,因为它们限制宗教参与,违反了第一修正案。 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, challenging three state work-study programs over claims they violate the First Amendment by restricting religious participation. 并禁止宗教学生和神学院学员接受国家资助的工作, 从而实际上基于宗教表达方式的歧视。 The lawsuit argues the programs’ nonpartisan and non-sectarian rules prevent religious students and seminary attendees from receiving state-funded jobs, effectively discriminating based on religious expression. Paxton试图终止这些限制,声称这些限制非法将财政援助以非宗教活动作为条件。 Paxton seeks to end these restrictions, asserting they unlawfully condition financial aid on nonreligious activity. 这些方案在2026财政年度收到800多万美元的资金,通过在经批准的机构和雇主就业来支持低收入学生。 The programs, which received over $8 million in funding for the 2026 fiscal year, support low-income students through employment at approved institutions and employers. 协调委员会没有作出评论。 The coordinating board has not commented.