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Texas library committee under review after relabeling Indigenous history book as fiction (www.lonestarlive.com)

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“The recent decision by commissioner-appointed committee members has outraged not just our community, but the country as a whole,” said Teresa Kenney, a Montgomery County resident and founder of the Village Books store. “Nowhere in the approved policy is it under the committee’s purview to determine whose history is fact or fiction.”

At an Oct. 22 meeting, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court issued a stay against all actions of the citizens reconsideration committee since Oct. 1 and put any future decisions on hold.

The commissioners also created another committee to review and revise library policy, including the rules around the citizens reconsideration group. It will be made up of employees from different commissioners' offices and advised by the county attorney’s office.

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[–] alyaza@beehaw.org 9 points 2 weeks ago

the original post on this subject, if you're curious.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

Huh. I guess this opens the gates for a whole bunch of other books I can think of being reclassified as fiction.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 4 points 2 weeks ago

The original story infuriated me. I’m glad this committee is being more seriously looked at.