Texas Gov Gets Bill To Ban Public School Library Books

The Texas Tribune reports:

Legislators on Saturday gave final approval to a bill giving Texas parents and school boards a bigger role over what books students can access in public school libraries and creating new advisory councils to oversee the removal process.

Senate Bill 13 would give school boards, not school librarians, the final say over what materials are allowed in their schools’ libraries by creating a framework for them to remove books based on complaints they receive.

The final version of the bill agreed upon by lawmakers from both chambers would allow school boards to oversee book approvals and removals, or delegate the responsibility to local school advisory councils if parents in a district sign a petition allowing their creation.

Read the full article. Watch the clip below from the always great state Rep. James Talerico. The bill’s primary sponsor is state Sen. Angela Paxton, the wife of philandering Texas AG Ken Paxton.

BREAKING: Texas Republicans just passed a major book banning bill.

They say it’s about protecting kids from “filth.”

But when I questioned the bill author, he admitted that it could ban classics like Romeo and Juliet, Catcher in the Rye, and Lonesome Dove. pic.twitter.com/MpmW5xE387

— James Talarico (@jamestalarico) May 31, 2025