'impossible To Meet': Bookstores Sue Texas Over New School Library Book Rating Law

Austin American-Statesman, El Paso Times
Tue, 07/25/2023 - 3:36pm

Bookstores and some national groups have filed a lawsuit over House Bill 900, which restricts some books in school libraries.

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