Texas School District Reverses Course After Refusing to Distribute Pocket Copies of US Constitution

Citizens Defending Freedom threatened to sue a Texas school district that initially refused to give out copies of the U.S. Constitution.

George Washington’s personally annotated copy of the Acts of Congress is displayed on the 225th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution during an unveiling ceremony in Mount Vernon, Va., on Sept. 17, 2012. The rare volume includes Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution. Win McNamee/Getty Images

A Texas school district has agreed to distribute a pocket version of the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence to students after initially refusing on grounds that it was “political” material.

The school district located just north of Austin, a liberal bastion in a red state, backtracked Friday, saying the refusal was due to a “misunderstanding.”