Report: Attorney General Ken Paxton Wants Texas to Help Defend Llano County Officials Being Sued for Banning Books

From The Texas Tribune:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants his office to help defend Llano County officials being sued for restricting and banning books from their public library system.

In a court filing Wednesday, Paxton asked Austin-based federal district court Judge Robert Pitman to let the state intervene in the lawsuit, which was filed by seven Llano County residents in April.

If Pitman grants the motion, Paxton’s office could aid the county judge, county commissioners and library director in fighting the lawsuit.

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Books removed from the library include Maurice Sendak’s “In the Night Kitchen,” Susan Campbell Bartoletti’s “They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group” and Jazz Jennings’ “Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen.”

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See Also: Texas: “Residents Sue Llano County Officials, Library Director, Board Members to End Book Bans” (April 25, 2022)

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