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Book Banning in Texas Public Schools

Collected by: San Jose State University, School of Information

Archived since: Aug, 2022

Description:

This collection is centered on the recent efforts in the state of Texas to limit public school students’ access to books, and ideas more broadly, that touch on issues of race and sexuality. This collection includes PDFs and media articles surrounding this topic.

Subject:   Society & Culture Universities & Libraries Government - US States High school libraries. Elementary school libraries. Texas. School libraries--United States. Intellectual freedom. Challenged books. School libraries--Texas. School libraries--Texas--Congresses. School libraries. Libraries--Censorship. Censorship.

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Title: Texas House Bill 3979

URL: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/HB03979F.pdf#navpanes=0/

Description: This bill imposing restrictions and requirements for social studies curriculum in the state of Texas was passed by the Texas State Legislature in May, 2021 and prompted the responses of concern from students, teachers, librarians and historians which are documented elsewhere in this collection.

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Subject:   Education--Curricula--Law and legislation--Texas. Discrimination in education--Law and legislation--Texas.

Title: Texas students push back against book bans for censoring LGBTQ, racial justice issues

URL: https://fortworthreport.org/2022/03/07/texas-students-push-back-against-book-bans-for-censoring-lgbtq-racial-justice-issues/?amp&gclid=CjwKCAjw7eSZBhB8EiwA60kCW01i1sTg4TcSk2qTySGtgk4FJ_nXQggHxGCCnIGTcEy6ncK-nkAqxBoCplcQAvD_BwE

Description: This site discusses recent banned books lists in Texas and the actions of students against them. Specifically, there is a focus on banned books pertaining to race, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

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Subject:   Texas. Legislature. School libraries--Texas--Book lists Challenged books. Censorship.

Title: Krause Booklist

URL: https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/94fee7ff93eff9609f141433e41f8ae1/krausebooklist.pdf?_ga=2.11573559.2091958781.1635513476-272773625.1635513476

Description: PDF file of Representative Matt Krause's list of books that he believes"might make students feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex" (source: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/28/1050013664/texas-lawmaker-matt-krause-launches-inquiry-into-850-books)

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Subject:   Censorship. Libraries--Censorship. School libraries. School libraries--Texas--Book lists. Challenged books. High school libraries. Elementary school libraries. Texas.

Title: Krause Letter to Texas Education Agency

URL: https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/965725d7f01b8a25ca44b6fde2f5519b/krauseletter.pdf?_ga=2.167958177.1655224844.1635425114-1180900626.1635425114/

Description: In October, 2021 the Texas Tribune published this letter sent by Texas state Representative Matt Krause to the Texas Education Agency requesting information regarding a list of 850 books that had been challenged.

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Subject:   Texas Education Agency. School libraries--Texas--Book lists. Texas. Legislature. Censorship. Challenged books.

Title: Top 10 Most Challenged Books Lists

URL: https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10/

Description: This list shows the top ten most commonly challenged books annually from 2000 to 2021.

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Subject:   Libraries--Censorship. Challenged books. American Library Association. Censorship.

Title: The Krause Banned Books List

URL: https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/the-krause-banned-books-list/

Description: This site covers the topic of a banned book list compiled by the Texas House Committee on General Investigating, chaired by Matt Krause.

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Subject:   Texas. Legislature. Challenged books. School libraries--Texas--Booklists. Censorship.

Title: A Mom’s Campaign to Ban Library Books Divided a Texas Town — and Her Own Family

URL: https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-book-banning-libraries-lgbtq-hood-county/

Description: This article explores the ramifications of a book banning campaign on one family.

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Subject:   Censorship. School libraries--Texas--Book lists. School libraries. Texas. Families. Challenged books.

Title: Texas has banned more books than any other state, new report shows

URL: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/19/texas-book-bans/?utm_source=articleshare&utm_medium=social

Description: This article discusses the state of Texas as leading in book bans in school libraries in regard to other US States. The article also discusses that "Across the country, more books have been challenged and removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues."

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Subject:   Libraries--Censorship. Censorship. School libraries. School libraries--Texas--Congresses. School libraries--Texas. Challenged books. School libraries--United States. Elementary school libraries. Texas. High school libraries.

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