My Texas hometown privatized the public library and is having the local police review books, so, yeah. Yeah.
@joncamfield unfathomable. What are police actually looking for in the books?
@Melodyvacc @joncamfield Anything “woke”. That means anything empathetic, compassionate or justice and equality-oriented. No LGBTQIA, no women in power, no people of color, no Black History, no civil rights, no science.
@GJGreenlea @joncamfield Do you know if there is a policy on what they are looking for?
@Melodyvacc @joncamfield I’m not sure what the official policy is, but this article might give you an idea of what they’re looking for: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/19/texas-book-bans/
Texas has banned more books than any other state

Across the country, more books have been challenged and removed as religious and conservative groups target LGBTQ and race issues.

The Texas Tribune
@Melodyvacc @joncamfield Here’s more: Books probed by a Texas lawmaker by women, people of color, LGBTQ writers. They’re asking: ‘Really?’ https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/10/28/books-probed-by-a-texas-lawmaker-by-women-people-of-color-lgbtq-writers-theyre-asking-really/ #BookBans