About Us

Who we are | What we stand for

About

Sign the Petition: Stop Book Bans in Texas

Stop Book Bans in Texas

Join Us!

Connect with us

Send us a message to join our campaign!

Connect

Follow Us

Follow us on X for updates and information

Follow Us

Sign the Petition

Sign the petition to Stop Book Bans in Texas, today!

Sign

About Us

Texas Freedom to Read Project, launched in December 2023, seeks to connect, support & mobilize parent led groups fighting to protect students' right to read throughout the state.

About Us

Sign a Petition Today!

News & Updates

Read the latest news & updates from Texas Freedom to Read Project.

Texas Legislative Session Wrap-Up Report 2025

June 17, 2025

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.

Stories from Deep in the Heart of Texas: Nacogdoches ISD

June 09, 2025

The Daily Sentinel reported on May 8, 2025 that the district placed over 100 high school library books behind a "parent opt-in" restricted section of the library, after being contacted by a political activist and known book banning bully. Book banners have been sending intimidating emails containing hundreds of book titles they falsely claim are "illegal under HB 900" to school districts for the past year. 

Senate Bill 13: Another Step Towards Censorship, Not Solutions

May 17, 2025

Something no representative on either side of the political aisle seems to understand about Senate Bill 13 is that it’s not “House Bill 900 is not working” as the book banners like to claim. It’s that the 40 or so book banners who are driving their movement for the whole state refuse to take “no” for an answer.

SB 13 Will Devastate Texas School Libraries: Take Action Now

May 03, 2025

The Texas House Committee on Public Education will consider SB 13 on Tuesday, May 6 at 8am. We are running out of time to stop this bill- that threatens to destroy Texas public school libraries- from becoming law. If you are a Texas parent, retired or current school librarian, or supporter of public school libraries of any kind, and you have been saving yourself to testify on ONE bill this session- please join the parents behind Texas Freedom to Read Project, in Austin, on Tuesday and speak up against SB 13.

Protect Texas Public Libraries, Stop SB 2101

April 25, 2025

Senate Bill 2101, will be heard in the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee at 9am on Monday, April 28, 2025. Like its identical companion bill, House Bill 3225, Senate Bill 2101 is what Texas Freedom to Read Project cofounder, Frank Strong, describes as "a screaming red alarm for people who care about books, about the freedom to read, or about libraries."

Two Texas Book Bills You Can Act On Today!

April 21, 2025

The 89th Texas Legislative Session is in full swing. We're seeing some movement on several bills that would have significant negative impacts on public school and municipal libraries, booksellers, librarians and educators. Texans continue to face unprecedented threats to our freedom to read, but we are also seeing strong opposition to lots of the bad bills being debated and considered. We have no idea what bills will make it over the finish line and become law, but we know we are proud of the response we have seen our fellow Texans raise so far. Let's look at some of the bills we are tracking, and identify some steps you can take today to continue fighting against book bans and censorship in Texas, today! 

Censorship Deep in the Heart of Texas: Even State Flags Aren't Safe

April 15, 2025

We have unlocked a new level of dystopian, book-banning, and censorship hell in Texas. Students in Lamar Consolidated ISD, a rapidly growing, mid-size public school district located west of Houston, can no longer learn about the state of Virginia on their online research database, Pebble Go Next. In response to a public records request filed by Texas Freedom to Read Project, LCISD acknowledged that "Virginia" has been removed from Pebble Go Next, due to the lesson violating the school board's local library policy- EFB Local- for "frontal nudity."   

Stop House Bill 3225

April 10, 2025

(Update as of May 5, 2025)- HB 3225 has been put on the calendar to be heard by the full House on Thursday, May 8. Contact your local rep now and ask them to "vote no on HB 3225." (Update as of April 25, 2025)- the identical Senate Companion Bill 2101 for HB 3225, is scheduled for a committee hearing in Austin on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 9am. Info and calls to action can be found here.  By Frank Strong- originally published on Frank's Substack: Anger & Clarity.  House Bill 3225 will be heard in the Texas House of Representatives State Affairs Committee at 8:00 a.m next Monday, April 14. This is a screaming red alarm for people who care about books, about the freedom to read, or about libraries.

Criminalizing Teachers Won't Protect Texas Kids.

March 18, 2025

In case you missed it, Texas bills like Mayes Middleton's SB412 and Jared Patterson's HB267 proposing to eliminate the affirmative defense for education, scientific and governmental reasons aren't actually going to do a whole lot to protect children because they maintain the exception that protects an adult married to a child to give that child spouse "obscene or otherwise harmful" material (ie pornography).

Call and Email Your Texas Senator to Oppose SB13 Before It's Too Late!

March 10, 2025

Last week, the Texas Senate K-16 Education Committee voted 10-1 (Senator José Menéndez was the lone dissenting vote) to send SB13 to the full Senate for a vote.  Senate Bill 13- which is Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick's priority bill to "guard against inappropriate books in public schools" is listed on the Regular Order of Business and likely to be taken up for a vote by the full Texas senate very soon. Act now, before it's too late. 
More Posts

Support students' rights & efforts to fight book bans in Texas

Choose Amount:
$25
$50
$100
$250
$1000
$2500
Donate

Friends of Texas Freedom to Read Project