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Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to develop standards to block books with "overtly sexual" content in schools

Abbott targeted two books that have been removed by schools recently that center on LGBTQ characters. One of the books includes a graphic illustration and the other includes depictions of sex.

By Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
Posted 11/8/21

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday told state education officials to develop statewide standards preventing "pornography" and "other obscene content in Texas public schools,” citing two memoirs about …

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