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Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Change Obscenity Law to Help Parents Restrict Sexually Explicit Books

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Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Change Obscenity Law to Help Parents Restrict Sexually Explicit Books
One of many books promoting transgenderism in the children's section of the Kennebunk Free Library in Maine—one of 43 states with obscenity exemption laws for libraries. Alice Giordano/The Epoch Times
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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A North Texas school district’s vote to keep two sexually explicit books on the shelves has prompted a state lawmaker to file a bill to change state obscenity laws.

Jared Patterson (R-Frisco) has worked with parents and watchdog groups to remove 28 book titles from libraries at Frisco Independent Schools since November 2021.

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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