The READER Act was voted out of committee by a vote of 10 to 2, with three Democrats among those in support.
Speaker Dade Phelan previously promised a border security plan that would challenge federal laws concerning enforcement.
Details of the discussions and events related to "Pride Week" at Austin ISD could violate parental consent rights.
Two years after the blackouts, state lawmakers again have on their plate reconfiguration of the state's main power grid and the market that drives it.
Patterson's READER Act seeks to hold book vendors accountable for sexually explicit content and stop the selling of related material to schools.
The 18-month long process only partially reached resolution this week but still has a five-month long runway as the Legislature weighs in.
Paxton is the latest Texas official to wade into the fight over Florida’s law prohibiting the material in kindergarten through third grade.
The bill expands on a similar Florida classroom restriction for kindergarten through third grade.
Dozens applications filed with the comptroller will not be processed due to the program's expiration at the end of 2022.
Granbury ISD is under a federal Title IX investigation for sex discrimination because of the books it has removed from school libraries.
Identical legislation was filed in 2021 but didn't advance out of the House State Affairs Committee.
One of the most controversial titles, "All Boys Aren't Blue," was not removed from Frisco ISD Libraries. This book contains graphic sexual content.
