Lt. Gov Dan Patrick says Texas is ‘coming for the books’ in public school libraries


Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, during a Wednesday press conference, threatened to take over public school districts that don’t remove “obscene books” from their library shelves. Specifically, the Republican culture warrior vowed to pass legislation that would knock an entire letter grade from school districts’ A-F academic accountability ratings if they refuse to remove “over 2,000 […]
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