Protect Salado Kids

10/13/2026

🚫📚 “Here is my challenge to readers who believe that since they know what a banned book is their work is done. Go into your local library and look at the books in your local library’s “banned” books display. We already know that there will be lots of copies of that book available throughout your library system. Now see if you can think of a book that presents some different point of view. Can you get that book from your local public library system? Likely not, or only with great difficulty.”

Find out how the debate over what counts as a “banned” book distracts from the larger problem of bias in public libraries: https://news.fairforall.org/p/banned-really

10/08/2026

PSA: Dear Permissive Parent,

You have every right to be a permissive parent. What you do not have is the right to impose your permissive parenting standards on other people's children in public schools.

The State of Texas has established minimum standards for public school library collections. Texas has not banned books. It has established standards for what may be made available to children in taxpayer-funded public schools.

If you want your children to read s**t, that's weird, but you're free to buy it for them.

The public school is not your living room.

10/08/2026

In Today's Senate Committee on Education hearing, Von Byer, General Counsel for the Texas Education Agency, clarified that under Texas Education Code §33.021(d), the POSSESSION of materials that meet the statutory standards—including materials that are harmful, pervasively vulgar, educationally unsuitable, indecent, or profane—is PROHIBITED.

This exchange was SO important, as some districts are trying to say that the law only applies to new purchases. And, even the Texas Library Association has given this terrible directive.

The responsibility for ensuring compliance rests with the school district.

The law establishes a local process for parents and communities to challenge library materials. But that process does not change the underlying requirement: when materials meet one of the prohibited standards, the law says they cannot be possessed by the school district.

Well done, Mr. Von Byer. 👏👏👏

And thank you, Sen. Hagenbuch, for your thoughtful line of questioning that brought this important clarification onto the record.

One more thing: It is not hard to audit school libraries. Those of us who have been working on this issue for years do it all the time.

10/07/2026

The Texas Senate Committee on Education will hear testimony today on the implementation of SB 13, the bill passed last session to address the ongoing problem of age-inappropriate content in our public school libraries. The bill strengthened Texas library standards, including prohibitions on indecent and profane content.

For many of us, this advocacy started five years ago this month, after Texas moms in Keller ISD discovered Gender Q***r in their kids’ school library.

This graphic novel contains p**nographic cartoon drawings, sexually explicit content, pedophilic references, and even directs readers to K i n k. com, among other things. In fact, if I posted excerpts from the book here, X would flag my post as adult content because X knows p**n when it sees it.

Five years later, Gender Q***r is still available in some Texas public schools.

I recently found it in El Paso ISD, Houston ISD, and Canutillo ISD. I’m sure it is in many more. And, of course, this is just one title. There are even worse books on the shelves.

In a recent audit using a sample of school districts from the Senate districts represented by members of the Senate Education Committee, every district I surveyed had sexually explicit, indecent, and/or profane materials available in its high school libraries.

Five years later, we have certainly made incremental gains through the passage of HB 900 and SB 13. We should celebrate the progress. But based on my sample, I would argue that many, if not most, Texas public schools still have content available to students that violates the standards the Legislature has worked repeatedly to establish.

So today, I hope the Senate Committee on Education asks the most important question:

Why?

Why, after five years of parents sounding the alarm, two major pieces of legislation, strengthened library standards, and explicit prohibitions on indecent and profane content, are these materials still sitting on the shelves of Texas public school libraries?

Why are Texas children still being exposed to p**nographic content in their public schools?

Today, I expect the lack of consistent implementation and enforcement to be a central concern raised by parents and advocates who have fought for these laws and now expect Texas public schools to follow them.

I also expect these same parents and advocates are growing weary of a Legislature that has struggled to solve this problem. I hope they leave today encouraged by an engaged committee with listening ears and a willingness to add teeth to the law next session.

I have no doubt this fine committee is growing weary of the noncompliance, too.

Dan Patrick Dr. Donna Campbell Senator Angela Paxton Paul Bettencourt Senator Tan Parker Grassroots America: We The People Republican Party of Texas

10/05/2026

We had a great time at Salado Public Library on Saturday! Keep an eye out for the next event!

10/05/2026

10/03/2026

See y’all at 11!

TODAY IS THE DAY!
The wait is over! See You at the Library is happening TODAY! 🎉
Across the country, families are heading to their local libraries to share stories, make memories, connect with their communities, and celebrate the values that help our children grow.
From coast to coast, libraries are coming alive with:
- Storytime & reading
- Community connection
- Family-friendly fun
- Stories that inspire courage, character, faith, and truth
We're so excited to see families showing up and making a difference together.
Find an event near you, grab your family, and come join us!
WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY! 📚🇺🇸
Tag us in your photos and let us know how you're celebrating!

10/02/2026

You may be surprised by what’s available in your child’s school library.

Don’t guess. Search your school.

Take Back the Classroom has built a nationwide database to help parents see what books have been identified in public schools across the country.

🔎 Search your school or district.
📚 See what titles are available.
📋 Then learn what steps you can take.

Start with the search. Know what’s in your school. Take action locally.

Visit TakeBackTheClassroom.com and search your school today.

10/02/2026

Come on out to the Salado Public library tomorrow at 11 a.m. for this fun event!

SEE YOU AT THE LIBRARY IS TOMORROW! 🇺🇸📚
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 3rd, families across the country will gather at libraries in communities from coast to coast for See You at the Library!
Local events are happening nationwide as families come together to:
Enjoy faith-filled, meaningful stories
Celebrate the values that make our communities strong
Connect with other families in their communities
Encourage the next generation through stories that inspire courage, character, faith, and truth
We can't wait to see families filling libraries with stories, laughter, connection, and hope.
Hundreds of events. Communities across the country. One incredible day.
Tomorrow, we'll see YOU at the library! Find an event near you and invite a friend, neighbor, or family member to join you!