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By Sanobar Wilkins, Democracy Projects Coordinator, EveryLibrary in coordination and collaboration with Texas Freedom to Read Project The Highlights As we predicted in January, the 89th Texas Legislative Session proved to be a challenging one. This session, Texans faced bills that created vouchers for private schools, made it easier to ban books in schools, and attempted to take away the freedom to read in public libraries. Despite strong opposition from the public, the Texas Senate and House managed to pass some harmful legislation that will impact school libraries across the state.