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Texas led the U.S. in school book bans last year

Original: Texas led the U.S. in school book bans last year with 8,193, according to report

Texas banned more school books than any other U.S. state last year, removing 8,193 titles from shelves, according to a report covered by the Dallas Morning News. The figure puts Texas far ahead of other states in restricting what students can read, fueling an ongoing national debate over school library content, parental control, and censorship in public education.

Why now: The sheer scale of Texas's book bans keeps the national debate over school library censorship in the spotlight.

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