Texas Freedom to Read Project

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Parent-founded. Parent-led. Defending the right to read & supporting the fight against book bans in our public schools & communities.

Join us: www.txftrp.org/petition

📍Texas, USA

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Hey fellow Fellow Texans & Public school parents everywhere, you need to read this report! ⬇️ We need more of us to take a stand against outside forces coming in to dismantle our kids education. Censorship isn’t driven by parents, it’s driven by politicians & their activists.

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Legislation & threats in TX are leading to over compliance & mass censorship. Librarians are being forced to quietly (often secretly) remove hundreds, sometimes thousands of books or risk losing their jobs.The educational needs of students isn’t even being considered in much of the decision making.

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Parents are not driving censorship. Parents don’t want to ban books. Parents have real concerns about their children’s education & well-being and it isn’t non existent“unicorn genitals,” in children’s books.

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Christin's wrong about almost everything, but right about this: This committee hearing matters & real Texas parents need to let lawmakers know the effects of SB12 & SB13.
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will be there with a TON of data about the damage these laws have done. Bring your stories!

Tweet from book burner Texas Republican official Christin Bentley that reads: “The Texas Senate Committee on Education will convene on Wednesday, October 7, at 8:00 a.m. to address several interim charges, including monitoring the implementation of legislation passed last session. The hearing specifically includes SB 571, SB 12, and SB 13, all of which contain important protections for Texas children and parental rights. I expect there will be significant testimony regarding SB 13, which strengthened Texas' mandatory school library standards, established local school library advisory councils, and expanded parental oversight of school library materials. SB 13 was an important step forward in our efforts to stop the sexualization of children and keep inappropriate materials out of school libraries. But passing legislation is only part of the work. Implementation and enforcement matter.”Second part of a tweet from book burning GOP official that reads: “We have already seen inconsistencies in implementation across the state, including districts that appear unwilling to fully comply with the law. If you have been involved in auditing school libraries, filing local book challenges, serving on a library advisory council, or documenting problems with your district's implementation of SB 13, I strongly encourage you to participate in this hearing and share what you have seen. You can testify in person or provide written testimony to members of the Senate Education Committee. Public testimony at the hearing will be limited to two minutes per person, and those submitting written testimony at the hearing are instructed to bring 10 copies with their name on each copy. This is an important opportunity for legislators to hear directly from parents and community members about what is actually happening in Texas school libraries and where implementation of SB 13 may need to be strengthened. Wednesday, October 7, 2026 8:00 a.m. Texas Capitol, E1.028 Senate Committee on Education”
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And any of the rest of you TX districts who started pulling books from Patrick’s ridiculous lists, put them back! Stop giving in to these censorship activists & politicians. If you’re a parent of public school students, find out from your school librarians if they have been asked to remove books.

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And in a sudden change of heart, Lt Governor Patrick rightfully acknowledged, “As the law states, local communities have the right to make their own decisions about their public school libraries.” TX School Districts, take note- we’re looking at you Spring Branch, Northwest, & Dallas ISDs!

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All of the theater and campaigning on “parents rights” and it feels like actual parents of public school students are the ones who keep getting told what we want doesn’t matter. 😤

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Dallas ISD had largely stayed above the fray with all of the book banning insanity, so it was disappointing to hear they had been so reactive to this most recent attack by Dan Patrick… so this update is really encouraging to hear!!! And great example of how to advocate in your own community! 👏🏻

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Love this! Texas students know censorship is wrong. What’s the latest in response from the district? Are they providing any transparency to the community, or allowing for any parent and librarian input into the reviews? Thanks for keeping us posted!

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