Empty campsite with dogs set off search for missing owner, Texas cops say. Body found
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Librarian sues Texas county after being fired for refusing to remove banned books
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Former librarian sues Texas county, alleges she was fired for refusing to remove books
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'Gucci Goddess' stiffed contractor for luxury home work, firm claims: Field Construction filed lien for $80,000 of remodeling work to a home that prosecutors are ...
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Grammy winning country music star ‘died on stage after a successful encore’: New details have emerged in the country music legend's death.
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Jo-El Sonnier, country and Cajun singer, dies after Texas concert: Jo-El Sonnier, a country and Cajun singer who appeared on 'True Detective' and in the film ...
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U.S. librarians turn to civil rights agency to oppose book bans and their firings
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Texas land owner’s planned private dam sparks opposition along Llano River: Texas has thousands of private dams, but a former oil executive’s application to ...
texastribune.org/2023/10/17/texas-llano-river-private-dam-tceq/
How to access banned books through this free digital library: "Every time a book is banned from a library, we're going to help put it right back."
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Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target: Even in conservative corners of Texas, efforts to crack down on abortion travel are meeting resistance with ...
texastribune.org/2023/09/01/texas-cities-abortion-trafficking/
Mexico’s president slams Texas governor as ‘inhumane’: At a press briefing Thursday, Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador said Texas’ anti-immigration ...
thehill.com/policy/international/4136857-mexicos-president-slams-texas-governor-as-inhumane/
Llano County officials decide to keep libraries open: Llano County commissioners had considered closing the three libraries in response to a ruling from a ...
texastribune.org/2023/04/13/llano-county-library-books/
Texas county will not shutter libraries in book ban dispute: The vote on the shutdown was the latest maneuver in a battle over contested titles pertaining to ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/04/13/texas-libraries-banned-books/
Quick Glance: Texas County Considers Closing Libraries
- Officials in Llano County, Central Texas are considering closing public libraries after a federal judge ordered the return of banned books to shelves.
- The county operates three libraries with nine full or part-time employees, not including the library director.
- The county is considering library closure to avoid lawsuits from disgruntled patrons who disagree with selection or weeding decisions.
- A member of the county Library Advisory Board called Llano County officials 'amazing' and supported the judge's decision to return the banned books to shelves.
The American war on books: A prominent feature of the assault on freedom of thought and expression in the US is the race to ban books.
aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/4/23/the-american-war-on-books
Quick Glance: The American Battle Against Books
- Between July 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022, a total of 1,586 book bans occurred in school libraries and classrooms across 26 US states.
- Texas led with 713 bans, followed by Pennsylvania with 456, Florida with 204, and Oklahoma with 43.
- Book bans are nothing new in America and have been around since the 17th century.
- Despite the questionable success rate of book bans, they can serve as a distraction from real societal problems.
Library funding becomes the 'nuclear option' as the battle over books escalates: Some libraries are now facing an existential threat: They could lose their ...
npr.org/2023/05/04/1173274834/book-bans-library-funding-missouri-texas-ashcroft
Llano County Keeps Public Libraries Open Amid Book Ban Controversy: Officials in Llano County considered closing the entire library system in lieu of returning ...
nytimes.com/2023/04/13/books/book-bans-libraries-texas-llano.html
A rural Texas county just blinked on library closures. Pressure worked.: When the national spotlight shines, the forces of censorship retreat.
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/14/llano-county-texas-library-closures-censorship-book-bans/
Federal judge orders books with LGBTQ content to return to library shelves in Texas - UPI.com
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Llano County officials must offer library books they’d removed, judge says: Local officials are appealing the order in a lawsuit that drew national attention ...
texastribune.org/2023/03/31/texas-llano-library-books/
Llano County officials must offer library books they’d removed, judge says — The Texas Tribune
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What did downtown look like decades ago? See for yourself with these old Hollywood photos
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Book Banners Are Now Trying to Close Public Libraries: After a judge told a county to return 17 library books to shelves, local officials considered closing down ...
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Memory problems after corona infection?
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New Hollywood food hall is history in the remaking: Block 40 coming in September: Owners of Sistrunk Marketplace & Brewery will open Block 40 Food Hall within a ...
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Texas county keeps libraries open amid fight over banned books: Llano County - with a population of about 22,000 located in central Texas - is the latest ...
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Canada is seeing a rise in Russian cyber-threat activity, we're learning more about the new Omicron subvariant Arcturus and millennial renters will have to ... Show more
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Texas judge stops book removals in Llano libraries: A federal district court judge interrupted the ongoing removal of books, many with LGBTQ themes ...
dallasnews.com/news/education/2023/03/31/texas-judge-stops-removal-of-banned-books-in-llano-libraries/
Dog Shot Multiple Times for 'Being on the Wrong Side of the Wrong Fence': The 2-year-old Great Pyrenees mix has now found a foster home, thanks to a humane ...
newsweek.com/dog-shot-multiple-times-wrong-side-fence-texas-1774557
Santa Rosa secures federal funding for work to replace aging sewer pipe: The city will replace an aging pipe that transports wastewater to the city’s Llano Road ...
pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-secures-federal-funding-for-work-to-replace-aging-sewer-pipe/
Can new Spanish law lay the ghosts of the Civil War to rest?: ‘Democratic Memory Laws’ bring some relief to families of General Franco’s victims ...
aljazeera.com/features/2022/11/18/can-new-spanish-law-lay-the-ghosts-of-the-civil-war-to-rest
The restaurant in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre house is now called Hooper's
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The original Texas Chainsaw Massacre house's new owners will celebrate its history
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Texas library book ban lawsuit goes before Austin judge: "It's a downhill slope of craziness," a recently resigned librarian tells Axios.
axios.com/local/austin/2022/10/28/texas-library-book-ban-lawsuit-austin-judge
Spain relocates remains of Franco ally behind death of thousands: The remains of a Francoist general who is believed to have ordered the shooting of Spain's ...
thelocal.es/20221103/spain-relocates-remains-of-franco-ally-behind-death-of-thousands/
Changes coming for downtown Covington, from Southern Hotel expansion to boutique bowling
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Spain to relocate remains of Franco's fascist allies to more low-key graves: Spain is planning to relocate the remains of Antonio Primo de Rivera and Gonzalo ...
thelocal.es/20221007/spain-to-relocate-remains-of-francos-fascist-allies-to-more-low-key-graves/
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