The Texas Tribune reports:
A bill that would give parents more power over which books their children can read in public school libraries will soon go before Texas senators for a full vote. The measure was approved Tuesday by a 10-1 vote in the Senate Committee on Education K-16. 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 boards, rather than librarians, have the final say over which new books or materials can be put in school libraries. The bill would also create a way for parents to challenge any library book and have it removed from shelves until the school board decides whether that material is allowed.
“No child should pick up a book in their school library of all places and be exposed to inappropriate, harmful material within its pages,” Paxton said. “These young brains cannot unsee what they see.”
Read the full article. State Sen. Angela Paxton [photo] is the wife of Texas AG Ken Paxton. In September 2023, she had to sit in the chamber and hear testimony about her husband’s adultery during the failed attempt to impeach him. Both Paxtons are allegedly devout Christians who oppose same-sex marriage.