Texas lawmakers pass bill to ban books in libraries
AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban certain books from public school libraries. It now heads to the governor’s desk.
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AUSTIN — Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban certain books from public school libraries. It now heads to the governor’s desk.
The Texas Legislature enters its final sprint of the 88th regular session
The proposal would also create a statewide policy for how school libraries stock their shelves and require parental permission for materials deemed “sexually relevant.”
During last week’s Public Education Committee meeting we heard testimony and received over 2,000 public comments regarding House Bill 900, also known as the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources
State Rep. Jared Patterson calls his bill the READER Act. Nonsense. It’s clearly a book...