New Braunfels ISD shutters school libraries
| October 20, 2025
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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.
Texas lawmakers targeted school and public libraries this legislative session. Here’s what happened
| June 3, 2025
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Right-wing Texas lawmakers targeted books in public schools and access to public libraries during the legislative session.
These librarians won’t let America’s fever hit Fahrenheit 451
| March 20, 2025
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A new documentary shows us our local guardians of intellectual freedom in battle.
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
| March 6, 2025
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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.
A North Texas lawmaker wants to make book banning easier in schools
| December 4, 2024
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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.”