Youth Texas Rise /tags/youth-texas-rise Youth Texas Rise en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:09:23 GMT Texas youth say book bans violate their rights and take away 'the joy of reading' /texas-news/2023-09-19/texas-youth-say-book-bans-violate-their-rights-and-take-away-the-joy-of-reading A federal judge in Austin temporarily blocked a new state law restricting which books are available in school libraries. The state then appealed. But whether or not the law is upheld, efforts to censor what students can read have intensified in Texas. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:09:23 GMT /texas-news/2023-09-19/texas-youth-say-book-bans-violate-their-rights-and-take-away-the-joy-of-reading Becky Fogel