‘This is a fight’: Authors slam Texas school districts investigating their books

Published October 28, 2021 7:25pm ET



School districts across Texas have launched investigations into their library systems for allegedly inappropriate material in a move that has left many writers outraged.

Rep. Matt Krause sent a letter to Texas school districts on Monday asking them to check their libraries and classrooms for a list of 850 books he had compiled. While the books are not yet banned, several authors have commented on their books being listed and consider the investigation “a fight,” according to the Houston Chronicle.

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