Tag: obscenity laws

Texas Lawmakers Launch Fight Against Sexually-Explicit Books in School Libraries

Some conservative Texas lawmakers want to ban sexually explicit books in school libraries, even as the Biden administration seeks to punish a conservative-leaning Texas school district for removing them. Last month, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Granbury Independent School District (ISD) for removing sexualized content from school libraries….


Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Change Obscenity Law to Help Parents Restrict Sexually Explicit Books

A North Texas school district’s vote to keep two sexually explicit books on the shelves has prompted a state lawmaker to file a bill to change state obscenity laws. Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) has worked with parents and watchdog groups to remove 28 book titles from libraries at Frisco Independent Schools since November 2021. After a…