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Cover image of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web over a screenshot from a report from United ISD in Laredo showing the book has been removed from the district due to the new book-banning law SB13.

At @txfreedomread.bsky.social, we’ve undertaken a massive project (with the help of some incredible volunteers) sending public info requests to school districts to see how new laws are affecting what books are available in Texas schools. Y’all, it’s a lot. Follow us for some upcoming bombshells.

Blue State Challenge! If you haven't seen it yet, here's how it works:

0: Be living in a Blue State.
1: Pick your most hated (or most loved) Red State.
2: Choose an issue you care about.
3: Find a group in that state working on that issue.
4: Support that group.

“Y’all, it’s a lot.”

Can’t wait for @txfreedomread.bsky.social to drop some bombshells. Who could have predicted SB13 would result in good books being banned?
Oh that’s right, we advocates did. Multiple times.

I can't explain it. 🤷‍♂️

Makes no sense.

Report from a Houston-area charter school showing the Spanish-language version of Charlotte’s Web has been banned from its library.

Locura.

Cover image of E.B. White’s Charlotte’s Web over a screenshot from a report from United ISD in Laredo showing the book has been removed from the district due to the new book-banning law SB13.

At @txfreedomread.bsky.social, we’ve undertaken a massive project (with the help of some incredible volunteers) sending public info requests to school districts to see how new laws are affecting what books are available in Texas schools. Y’all, it’s a lot. Follow us for some upcoming bombshells.

Important reminder!

“Some parents didn’t want entertainment to force them to have a conversation they weren’t ready for with their children”

Sounds like these people shouldn’t be parents, not that they should dictate cinema standards for everyone else

Teaching in an Era of Book Bans, Gag Orders, and Hypervisibility: An Interview with Jennifer Ervin "Educators at all levels, in all states, are probably feeling some degree of this pressure."

I'm excited to share this interview I did with education researcher Jennifer Ervin about her work studying the impacts of educational gag orders and book bans on teachers. It gets right to the heart of how so many of us are feeling now--hypervisible, under attack. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...

I am about to publish a blog for my small private about how we support diversity 100% and put lessons about it throughout our curriculum.

No way I would go on teaching anywhere that told me not to. But I can afford to be picky.

I talked to a high school teacher who has removed whole units from her nursing course because, she says, “There’s no way I’d get permission to teach them after SB12.”

Comment that reads: “I work with new teachers, and i had to coach one of my teachers that it was okay to explicitly call out racism in the Texas Declaration of Causes for Secession, and point out that slavery is the cause f the Civil War as described in the primary source document. When teachers are even afraid to point out racism and white supremacy in historical documents, we have a problem, not the least that teachers may be inadvertently endorsing racism if they feel intimidated to name it.”

A comment from the post ⬇️. The way these laws are restraining teachers from teaching the truth…

Teaching in an Era of Book Bans, Gag Orders, and Hypervisibility: An Interview with Jennifer Ervin "Educators at all levels, in all states, are probably feeling some degree of this pressure."

I'm excited to share this interview I did with education researcher Jennifer Ervin about her work studying the impacts of educational gag orders and book bans on teachers. It gets right to the heart of how so many of us are feeling now--hypervisible, under attack. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...

Why We Must Fight to Stop HR 7661 Before It Destroys the Lives of American Children Lately I’ve been calling my House rep and screaming about one zillion things, and maybe you have too. But today I want to talk about one thing in particular you should add to your list: H.R. 7661 i…

I wrote about the first national book banning bill, which effectively seeks to erase trans people. At the end I include a link to let your reps know that you oppose this bill and all it stands for. lithub.com/why-we-must-...

Text overlayed on a picture of books on shelves reads: WLA wants to thank you for supporting libraries, local control, and intellectual freedom in Wyoming!

This is what community looks like! Wyoming’s Book Banning Bill, HB10, FAILED to advance tonight after not being introduced by the deadline. I am so relieved and grateful. I hope this victory can give others a little hope in difficult times. We fight on, together. #fReadom

Call your reps about this. Every time a book ban has been overturned or shut down, it's because the vast majority of people who believe in the freedom to read spoke up.
Find your reps' info at reps.fyi.

Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses "The legislature did not include a grace period." ERIN REED FEB 25, 2026 88 5 21 Share Kansas Sate Capitol // farzinvousoughian

1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses.

Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked.

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To do this, anti-trans lawmakers in Kansas moved fast to change the law, overrode the governor’s veto, and pushed for the legal changes to go into effect nearly immediately. That kind of power—to void gender on official documents, to compel gender conformity—is terrifying and it will not stop here.

Screenshot of Texas Tribune article with the headline, “University of Texas regents approve limits on teaching ‘unnecessary controversial subjects’”

Screen shot of Marfa Radio article with the headline, “Border wall plans now set to include Big Bend National Park”

Two very specific things I love about Texas—in a truly personal way; I really mean the word “love” here—are UT and Big Bend National Park. Watching these incredible institutions get gutted by the people in power is making me incandescent with rage.

I’m bereft right now.

What???????????????/

it’s breathtaking to see how this country is in decline by every possible metric

If you haven't read this from @ifightforbooks.bsky.social and @heykellyjensen.bsky.social, you should. It's a clear-eyed look at the legal standing of libraries in Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

If you don't know where to send great book-themed V-Day cards, I recommend Tx State Rep Hillary Hickland, who just called anyone upset about books being banned from schools a "groomer" who shouldn't be near kids. Reach out & let her know what you think: hillary.hickland@house.texas.gov

Little v. Llano County Legalized Library Censorship. What Exactly Does This Mean?: Book Censorship News, February 13, 2026 What are the censorship implications of Little v. Llano County? Lead plaintiff Leila Green Little talks about the case.

“Govt officials now ultimately determine what is on the shelves of public libraries, & therefore our books are on the ballot every time we go vote …
Library patrons will be rewarded with a library that reflects their needs only if their local officials agree with them.”