Texas Public Libraries

The Houston Chronicle found at least five cases where law enforcement was called to investigate possible obscenity in a library book.

As communities and school districts push for book bans, some Texas librarians are nearing their breaking point.

The Texas Education Agency developed new school library standards that give parents more of a role in which books their children can read, gives school boards final say over all new books and establishes a book review committee if a parent files a complaint.

A nearly two-year long analysis — and outreach efforts — from the Texas Civil Rights Project shows most public library systems in the state now comply with the laws to register Texans to vote.