Texas recorded over 8,100 of nearly 12,000 US school book bans in 2025-26, a record high according to PEN America
Politics – 4 outletsUnited States
Austin American-Statesman
Texas accounted for more than two-thirds of U.S. school book bans last year seen
Houston Chronicle
Report finds Texas had more than half of school book bans nationwide
The Dallas Morning News
Texas accounted for more than two-thirds of U.S. school book bans last year seen
The Hill
Book bans reach all-time high, led by Texas and Florida and fueled by AI