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Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/06/04/523137/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/education-news/2025/06/04/523137/texas-school-boards-could-remove-library-books-under-bill-on-governors-desk/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksInSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksInSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolBoards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolBoards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPublicSchools</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The future of funding that supports family reading programs, digitization of local archives and other library programming across Texas is unclear following a recent executive order by President Donald Trump.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2025/04/07/518011/texas-libraries-could-lose-12-5m-following-trump-executive-order/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/education/books-libraries/2025/04/07/518011/texas-libraries-could-lose-12-5m-following-trump-executive-order/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arlington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arlington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsAccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DallasPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DallasPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortWorthPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortWorthPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KERANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KERANews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TarrantCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TarrantCounty</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>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.</p><p><a href="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/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/education-news/2025/03/10/515665/texas-may-change-how-schools-select-library-books-critics-say-it-could-lead-to-more-bans/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasBookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasBookBans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasFreedomNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasFreedomNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasSenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasSenate</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>CYCLE, a Houston nonprofit, is awarding 7,500 bikes this year to local second-grade students in Title I schools who meet their literacy goals.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2024/12/06/508116/houston-nonprofit-cycle-using-bikes-to-improve-childhood-literacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/local/2024/12/06/508116/houston-nonprofit-cycle-using-bikes-to-improve-childhood-literacy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonNonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonNonprofits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LiteracyProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LiteracyProgram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Title1Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Title1Schools</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The Houston Public Library system's new location in Montrose is scheduled to open next month.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2024/11/08/505459/houstons-new-freed-montrose-library-to-open-this-december/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/education/books-libraries/2024/11/08/505459/houstons-new-freed-montrose-library-to-open-this-december/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedMontroseLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedMontroseLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonLibrarySystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonLibrarySystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonPublicLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonPublicLibrary</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MayorWhitmire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MayorWhitmire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MontroseNeighborhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontroseNeighborhood</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A Katy ISD student pointed out at Monday's board meeting that a copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" can be checked out of the Tompkins HS library. The trustees later voted to restrict books about gender fluidity in its campus libraries.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/08/27/497891/katy-isd-board-votes-to-ban-books-about-gender-identity-from-many-school-libraries/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/education-news/2024/08/27/497891/katy-isd-board-votes-to-ban-books-about-gender-identity-from-many-school-libraries/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GenderIdentity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenderIdentity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyIsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyIsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyISDAntiLgbtqPolicies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyISDAntiLgbtqPolicies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyIsdBoardOfTrustees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyIsdBoardOfTrustees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyISDBookBans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyISDBookBans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KatyPride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KatyPride</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A month after voting to remove science textbook chapters that touch on topics such as climate change and vaccines, Cy-Fair ISD trustees have given themselves greater oversight over library materials in the Houston-area school district.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/06/18/491020/cy-fair-isd-trustees-vote-to-give-themselves-prior-review-of-library-materials/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/education-news/2024/06/18/491020/cy-fair-isd-trustees-vote-to-give-themselves-prior-review-of-library-materials/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EducationNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyFairISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyFairISD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyFairISDLibrarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyFairISDLibrarians</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CyFairSchoolBoard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyFairSchoolBoard</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LibraryBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibraryBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SchoolTextbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SchoolTextbooks</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Fort Bend ISD board discusses proposed policy that would have superintendent decide when to remove books</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/books-libraries/2024/06/06/489884/fort-bend-isd-school-board-discusses-new-book-removal-policy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/education/books-libraries/2024/06/06/489884/fort-bend-isd-school-board-discusses-new-book-removal-policy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookBanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookBanning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BookRemovals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookRemovals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBendISD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBendISD</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The city of Fulshear, just south of Katy, will be celebrating the grand opening of its new library this weekend.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/01/11/474239/fulshear-to-host-ribbon-cutting-for-new-library/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/fort-bend/2024/01/11/474239/fulshear-to-host-ribbon-cutting-for-new-library/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BooksLibraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BooksLibraries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FortBend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortBend</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FulshearLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FulshearLibrary</span></a></p>
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