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The former Montgomery County library director has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that county commissioners and the county judge discriminated against her when they fired her earlier this year. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2025/08/29/529787/former-montgomery-county-library-director-sues-county-judge-commissioners-for-alleged-discrimination/

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Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529771/new-texas-law-makes-it-easier-to-bring-charges-against-teachers-librarians/

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Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529771/new-texas-law-makes-it-easier-to-bring-charges-against-teachers-librarians/

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Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529771/new-texas-law-makes-it-easier-to-bring-charges-against-teachers-librarians/

#BooksLibraries #Education #EducationNews #News #Politics #Texas #89thTexasLegislature #Libraries #SenMayesMiddleton #TexasPenalCode #TexasSchools

Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529771/new-texas-law-makes-it-easier-to-bring-charges-against-teachers-librarians/

#BooksLibraries #Education #EducationNews #News #Politics #Texas #89thTexasLegislature #Libraries #SenMayesMiddleton #TexasPenalCode #TexasSchools

Senate Bill 412, which takes effect Sept. 1, removes affirmative defense protections for Texas teachers and librarians. They could be charged with crimes for providing children with material that is deemed inappropriate.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/08/29/529771/new-texas-law-makes-it-easier-to-bring-charges-against-teachers-librarians/

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A bill that would give Texas parents and school boards significant power over deciding what books are permitted in their kids' public school libraries is now awaiting a final nod from Gov. Greg Abbott.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/06/04/523137/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk/

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A bill that would give parents more power over which books their children can read in public school libraries will soon go before Texas senators for a full vote.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/03/10/515665/texas-may-change-how-schools-select-library-books-critics-say-it-could-lead-to-more-bans/

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After Cy-Fair ISD trustees eliminated more than half of the district's librarians, students and parents say their school libraries are open only part of the time this year. A fourth-grader at Fiest Elementary says that makes him "sad."

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/09/11/499594/cy-fair-isds-libraries-are-frequently-closed-after-trustees-cut-librarian-positions-in-half/

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A year after passing a controversial gender identity policy that prompted an ongoing civil rights investigation by the federal government, Katy ISD trustees are considering another gender-related measure pertaining to library materials.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/08/26/497770/katy-isd-considers-banning-books-about-gender-fluidity-from-some-school-libraries/

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