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The Mission school district in the Rio Grande Valley received a request to remove 676 books from its libraries from a local pastor., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Despite that law being blocked by a federal appeals court, then-superintendent of the Mission school district, Carol G. Perez, replied within five minutes that the district would check to see if they had the books to remove them. Established in 2021, the nonprofit empowers “citizens to defend their freedom and liberty, and place local government back into the hands of the people.” Until recently, most of its work had been in North Texas counties.
This month, seven members of the McAllen Faith Leaders Network signed the letter, which called for a separation between religious organizations and public entities. Rev. Joe Tognetti of St. Mark United Methodist Church in McAllen said limits on what is accessible to schoolchildren can be appropriate. However, the process to determine which books are appropriate should be determined among parents, students and teachers — not a national conservative nonprofit.
For books that do not meet the criteria in state law, Saenz said board policy states only parents, students 18 years or older, an employee or a resident of the school district can challenge the appropriateness of books.
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