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Texas school boards could remove library books under bill on governor’s desk
Texas' Senate Bill 13 empowers school boards to decide which books are permitted in their school libraries. It also allows ...
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After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries
The bill would bar those under 18 from checking out books with sexually explicit material without parental permission.
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Houston City Controller Chris Hollins outlines ‘hard truths’ about mayor’s proposed budget
On Wednesday, the city council will take up the budget for fiscal year 2026, which must be certified by the controller before ...
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Only on 13: Former mayor's documentary produced by city now pulled from website
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK ... but one of the mayor's eight years in office. But it comes in the wake of another effort to use public money to catalog the mayor's legacy - a book whose publication ...
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Forget about book censorship. How do we get Texas kids to read?
As reading scores drop, Texans should worry about encouraging children to read than about banning or sanitizing books ... in North Texas, including SMART Summer with Mayor Eric Johnson in Dallas ...
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After a sometimes graphic debate, Texas House advances bill limiting kids’ access to sexually explicit books in libraries
Recommended Videos A debate in the Texas House over whether to limit children’s access to books with sexually explicit ... Ann Johnson, D-Houston, said in opposition to the proposal.