TX Freedom to Read Project

Texans fighting against book bans and for the freedom to read in our public schools & communities.

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Have you been following GPISD’s decision to revoke the casting of a female student in the lead of Little Shop of Horrors?

Turns out they cancelled her role & the show due to SB 12 - the “DEI ban”- not the “drag ban.”

This story keeps getting dumber. 🫠

https://t.co/yBf6CCJNuG

[Anne @AnneRussey]

This report on the impact of school library censorship laws is a labor of love and countless volunteer hours. Please read it, share it, & use it to guide your advocacy for public schools & libraries during this election cycle & the next legislative session.

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Read more about our report, how we gathered the data, & the full report on our website /4 https://t.co/xXGfRGh7pJ

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

It's Banned Books Week & our report is out. And before the haters cry "they aren't banned, you can buy them on Amazon!" these books are banned from library shelves. Libraries are about access. The govt doesn't get to tell us what ideas are acceptable./1 https://t.co/xXGfRGh7pJ

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Legislation & threats in TX are leading to over compliance & mass censorship. Librarians are being forced to quietly (often secretly) remove hundreds, sometimes thousands of books or risk losing their jobs. The educational needs of students aren't being considered. /3

[frank strong @frankstrong]

10/7/2026: The day the Texas GOP dropped the pretense of supporting parental rights and local control.

[frank strong @frankstrong]

Christin's wrong about almost everything, but right about this: This committee hearing matters & real Texas parents need to let lawmakers know the effects of SB12 & SB13. @TXFreedomRead will be there with a TON of data about the damage these laws have done. Bring your stories!

[frank strong @frankstrong]

First, one of a university's core missions is to preserve knowledge.

Second, sure, Godwin's law & all that--and this seems to be more about a webpage than the archive itself--but the first Nazi book burning was of Magnus Hirschfeld's library of research on gender & sexuality.

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Which is it, Dan? 🤔

Schools across the state have already begun pulling hundreds of books from their shelves, based on your threat and directive.

https://t.co/oP97UBpx6l

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

@DanPatrick 8/19: “Remove every book on Recover America’s “bad book list” or we will pass a law to dock your district an accountability letter grade.”

Dan Patrick now: “I don’t have a list. TEA and local districts decide what books belong in schools.”

https://t.co/XUS14hneUS

[Laney Hawes @LaneyHawes]

This incredible documentary won an Emmy this weekend! It has been an absolute honor to have been a part of it. If you haven’t seen it, you can watch it on PBS! It’s full of incredible (& not so incredible) Texans. Don’t miss villains of the film, @MattKrauseTX & @LeighForTexas.

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Pull up a chair! 2 weeks ago TX Lt. Governor @DanPatrick held a “press conference”(campaign stunt) w/TX book banning activist Bonnie Wallace. They shared a list of 2,198 “filthy, dirty, pornographic,” books Dan falsely claimed “are in all of our schools.” and “violate SB 13.” /1

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

This man, Bruce Friedman, is the guy @DanPatrick is letting decide what our kids can choose from to read in Texas school libraries. Watch this clip from the @TheDailyShow ⬇️

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Want to know more about the people helping Bonnie make her list? This is her FL accomplice Bruce Friedman on @TheDailyShow: https://t.co/vaB9ULAo4Y He’s to blame for many of the complaints on the list. Dan Patrick is allowing this guy is making decisions for Texas parents. 😳/4

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Want to know more about the people helping Bonnie make her list? This is her FL accomplice Bruce Friedman on @TheDailyShow: https://t.co/vaB9ULAo4Y He’s to blame for many of the complaints on the list. Dan Patrick is allowing this guy is making decisions for Texas parents. 😳/4

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

It’s NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY! 📚 If you’re looking for a book to read, may we suggest choosing one of the 2,198 books Lt Governor Dan Patrick wants removed from every school library in Texas. We’ve shared the link & some of our favorites in this thread! Happy Reading.

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Pull up a chair! 2 weeks ago TX Lt. Governor @DanPatrick held a “press conference”(campaign stunt) w/TX book banning activist Bonnie Wallace. They shared a list of 2,198 “filthy, dirty, pornographic,” books Dan falsely claimed “are in all of our schools.” and “violate SB 13.” /1

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

And Tango Makes Three, by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. Concern: This book contains assumed alternate sexuality in animals. “Tango was the first penguin in the zoo to have two daddies.” /26

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Pull up a chair! 2 weeks ago TX Lt. Governor @DanPatrick held a “press conference”(campaign stunt) w/TX book banning activist Bonnie Wallace. They shared a list of 2,198 “filthy, dirty, pornographic,” books Dan falsely claimed “are in all of our schools.” and “violate SB 13.” /1

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Marlon Bundo w/ Jill Twiss. Concern: This book contains alternate sexualities; & controversial political & social commentary. “illustration on this page depicts 2 male rabbits holding paws as a human would hold another person's hand…” /25

[TX Freedom to Read Project @TXFreedomRead]

Banned Together, an anthology. Complaint (by Bruce): “All or almost all of the contributing authors have had books challenged by me personally" - BF /24