censorship /tags/censorship censorship en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT Keller ISD’s new theater policy prompts parent petition against alleged censorship /education/2024-10-15/keller-isd-theater-policy-parent-petition-alleged-censorship A new Keller ISD policy requires approval by the superintendent before students can produce and perform a play. Some parents call it censorship because previously approved plays are no longer ok. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /education/2024-10-15/keller-isd-theater-policy-parent-petition-alleged-censorship Bill Zeeble Literary group accuses Texas prisons of censoring books incarcerated people can receive /criminal-justice/2023-10-06/texas-department-of-criminal-justice-book-vendor-policy-texas-prisons Prison book programs have been sending free books to Texas prisons for years, but recently, they've been told they're no longer allowed to under a Texas Department of Criminal Justice policy they say they've never heard of before. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2023-10-06/texas-department-of-criminal-justice-book-vendor-policy-texas-prisons Toluwani Osibamowo Pakistani film ‘Joyland', banned for ‘highly objectionable material’ now playing in Dallas /2023-05-08/pakistani-film-joyland-banned-for-highly-objectionable-material-now-playing-in-dallas The film stars a transgender woman and explores the consequences of strict gender roles in Pakistani society Mon, 08 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-05-08/pakistani-film-joyland-banned-for-highly-objectionable-material-now-playing-in-dallas Michelle Aslam Here's how you can celebrate Banned Books Week in North Texas /2022-09-20/heres-how-you-can-celebrate-banned-books-week-in-north-texas Events surrounding Banned Books Week will take place all around North Texas, including a free trivia event, a youth seminar, and a host of virtual conversations with censored authors. Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:06:59 GMT /2022-09-20/heres-how-you-can-celebrate-banned-books-week-in-north-texas Max Chow-Gillette Keller ISD's book hit list includes all versions of the Bible and many LGBTQ titles /education/2022-08-17/keller-isds-book-hit-list-includes-all-versions-of-the-bible-and-many-lgbtq-titles All versions of the Bible. The graphic adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye. Those are just some of the familiar books that weren’t available to students on the first day of school Tuesday in the northern Tarrant County community of Keller. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:00:00 GMT /education/2022-08-17/keller-isds-book-hit-list-includes-all-versions-of-the-bible-and-many-lgbtq-titles Bill Zeeble Texas argues Facebook and Twitter are a ‘modern-day public square’ in defense of censorship law /politics/2022-05-10/texas-argues-facebook-and-twitter-are-a-modern-day-public-square-in-defense-of-censorship-law Lawyers for the social media companies say the law, HB 20, is an infringement on their First Amendment rights. Tue, 10 May 2022 17:30:15 GMT /politics/2022-05-10/texas-argues-facebook-and-twitter-are-a-modern-day-public-square-in-defense-of-censorship-law Paul DeBenedetto | Houston Public Media Study Up For 'Think': Balancing Security And Transparency /politics/2014-09-17/study-up-for-think-balancing-security-and-transparency The government and the press butt heads over access to intelligence often. Krys Boyd will speak to Stephen Whitfield, American studies professor at… Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:00:00 GMT /politics/2014-09-17/study-up-for-think-balancing-security-and-transparency Christina Ulsh