Vote NO on SB13 - Let Texans READ!

I am writing today as your constituent to stand in opposition to Senate Bill 13 (https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/SB13/2025) in Texas. SB13 not only infringes on my rights as a taxpayer, but it is also an overreach of governmental power. It takes away individual freedoms from parents, students, community members, and school board trustees to review and regulate school library materials and instead gives the authority to a small group of politically appointed School Library Advisory Council members. These members would likely not be trained library professionals or teachers who are qualified to make library curation decisions. In fact, SB13 does not even require all council members to have children enrolled in the public school system the committee allegedly represents. "Library curation and collection development decisions should be left to trained librarians with input from a variety of local stakeholders. Under SB13, School Library Advisory Councils would have the power to remove library materials from school libraries that are inconsistent with “community values.” The values of certain community members should not be prioritized above others. For these reasons, I ask that you keep politics out of our schools by strongly opposing SB13 in Texas. Please fight for the right for ALL Texans to read!