A federal appeals court has declined to consider overturning its January ruling that blocked Texas from enforcing a Republican-championed law that would force booksellers to rate books for sexual content if they plan to sell to school libraries, Reuters reports. Tuesday's move by New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a victory for booksellers and First Amendment champions, who argued Texas' so-called READER Act violated constitutional protections for free speech....
PEN America published a report Tuesday charting the accelerating phenomenon of book bans across the U.S., especially in schools and the legislatures of Republican-led states. Conservatives claim books are used to indoctrinate children into communism, homosexuality, critical race theory and all the other good stuff, and want them gone. — Read the rest
"When they need to make stupid stupider, they send me up," Chaz Stevens said.
In the last two months, a middle school in New Mexico has seen migrants walk onto its campus twice, while a Texas high school this week caught a mob of 100 trying to cut a fence near its classrooms.
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick gave State Senators 57 items to study on his list of interim charges.
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The SP wants the Netherlands to stop adoption from abroad and will submit a proposal to that effect in parliament on Thursday. There is too much room for abuse, and it is not a sustainable way of protecting children, MP Michiel van Nispen told RTL Nieuws.
Germany, a staunch ally of Israel, has been among the chorus of European and U.S. leaders urging Israel to de-escalate tensions and not retaliate for Tehran’s attack.
Schools were put on a “soft lockdown” Tuesday after the investigation of an auto theft in Las Vegas spread to Henderson, police said.
A private school headmaster warns "something would have to be sacrificed"
Nashville's legendary Grand Ole Opry has been the Carnegie Hall of country music for 99 years.