Texas Bill Prohibiting Explicit Content in Schools Heads to Governor's Desk
The bipartisan bill on sexually explicit books passed the Texas House with the aid of 11 Democrats, but clears the Senate along party lines.
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The bipartisan bill on sexually explicit books passed the Texas House with the aid of 11 Democrats, but clears the Senate along party lines.
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban certain books from public school libraries. It now heads to the governor’s desk.
Approved by both chambers, the bill is now on its way to the governor. Unless he vetoes it, the bill will become law, which means book vendors will have to assign ratings to books based on depictions or references to sex.
The two chambers have been at odds over property tax relief and school choice, but on Tuesday night, those divisions spilled over into priorities the bodies had previously agreed upon.