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New Braunfels ISD shutters school libraries

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New Braunfels ISD banned middle and high school students from campus libraries while the district reviews nearly 200,000 materials. It’s part of the district’s response to a new Texas law that prohibits books with “indecent, profane, or sexually explicit” material.
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Texas lawmakers targeted school and public libraries this legislative session. Here’s what happened

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Right-wing Texas lawmakers targeted books in public schools and access to public libraries during the legislative session.
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Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.

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Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.
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A North Texas lawmaker wants to make book banning easier in schools

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Rep. Jared Patterson’s House Bill 183 would allow parents to request that the Texas State Board of Education review materials in public school libraries, challenging a book to be removed if they believe it to be inappropriate for the grade level or if it has “sexually explicit material.”
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