Inside Texas's book ban wars: 'Librarians have been called paedophiles and groomers'
Death threats, intimidation, smear campaigns… How the state's war on ‘vulgar’ tomes has made life hell for the humble librarian
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Death threats, intimidation, smear campaigns… How the state's war on ‘vulgar’ tomes has made life hell for the humble librarian
Texas' HB 900 would force public schools to abide by state law on sexually explicit content, despite outrage from LGBTQ+ activists.
A robust, challenging collection of books on library shelves enriches and opens minds. Book bans do the opposite.
Texas proposed bills House Bill 3707 and Senate Bill 624 – now threaten to undermine the growth of wind and solar energy production in the state and thereby, more broadly, the federal goals for renewable energy investment and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, has come out against a bill that requires the Ten Commandments in classrooms, suggesting that it's "idolatrous" and goes against Jesus' teachings.