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Texas Lawmakers Launch Fight Against Sexually-Explicit Books in School Libraries

Texas Lawmakers Launch Fight Against Sexually-Explicit Books in School Libraries
Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, a Republican, gavels in the 87th Legislature's special session in the House chamber at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 8, 2021. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Some conservative Texas lawmakers want to ban sexually explicit books in school libraries, even as the Biden administration seeks to punish a conservative-leaning Texas school district for removing them.

Last month, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights launched an investigation into Granbury Independent School District (ISD) for removing sexualized content from school libraries. The materials removed included LGBT topics.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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