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Here Are the New Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Texas Passed into Law

This session, the Legislature filed more anti-LGBTQ+ bills than ever before. The dozen that passed threaten to negatively impact queer Texans.

by Joelle DiPaolo

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Texas Shouldn’t Legislate Censorship

by Chris Barton

These Librarians Won’t Let America’s Fever Hit Fahrenheit 451

by Josephine Lee

Conservative Group Pushes Religious Books While Seeking to Ban Others

by Steven Monacelli

Cameron is a white person with short brown hair , wearing a button down yellow shirt, and holding two armfuls of books on their shoulders, including "The Gravity of Us," "Maus," "Flamer" and other victims of Texas book bans. Jan 05, 2023

Students Taking Back ‘Ownership’ of Education

“We defended these books, which remained in the library ... We saw book banning slow down, and that was really phenomenal to see.”

by Michelle Pitcher

Tony Diaz, a Chicano man with short dark hair and wearing a dark shirt, speaks into a microphone at a protest against book bans at the Alamo. Sep 01, 2022

Houston’s ‘Librotraficante’ Calls on Chicanos to Combat Censorship

In his unusual new book, “The Tip of the Pyramid,” Tony Diaz preaches the need for “cultural accelerators” to combat right-wing reaction.

by Lise Olsen

Nov 30, 2021

Beyond Books in Pottsboro

The Pottsboro Area Library is holding its community together through COVID-19—and making it better.

by Ali Montag

Inside this month's print issue

Loon Star State: Among the Tragically Missing…

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