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Texas Senate approves bill changing how schools select library books
Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather ...
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Texas Senate approves bill that would give parents increased control over public school libraries
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would give parents more say over what books would be allowed in public school ...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Bipartisan Passage of Senate Bill 13 — Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 13 on second reading (final ...
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Texas Senate unanimously passes $4.3 billion teacher pay boost bill
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would invest $4.3 billion over two years in teacher pay increases ...
Texas Senate passes priority bills, from affordable housing to parental rights
The Texas Senate continues to pass legislative priorities, from affordable housing to parental rights. Most bills received ...
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Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
Introduced last month by Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, Senate Bill 13 would represent an overhaul of how schools decide what books are placed in their libraries. SB 13 would require that school ...
State bill could tighten parental access to Texas library catalogs
SB 13 is authored by Sen. Angela Paxton. The bill would shift decision-making power over school library materials from librarians to school boards, requiring board approval for all new books and ...