Booksellers sue to stop Texas law that would ban ‘explicit’ books from school libraries

Texas bookstores and industry trade groups have sued Texas over a recently passed bill that aims to keep “sexually explicit” works out of school libraries. Republican-backed HB 900, recently signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, would require booksellers to give ratings to materials they sell based on their sexual content. Further, the law, which goes into effect Sept. 1, would require schools to remove those rated as sexually explicit from library shelves and only make them available to students able to provide parental permission.