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Denton County residents urge moving sexually explicit books out of teen sections of county-funded libraries
Summary
Three residents asked Denton County commissioners to move roughly two dozen books from teen/children sections into adult stacks, citing explicit content and citing HB 9100; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
Three Denton County residents used the public‑comment period at the Dec. 10 Denton County Commissioners Court meeting to ask the court to remove or relocate about 26–27 books they said are sexually explicit and currently shelved in teen or children’s sections of county‑funded libraries.
Melinda Preston—who identified herself as part of a group that has been reviewing library holdings—told the court she was “shocked” by excerpts and images in five sample books provided to commissioners and thanked the court members who supported HB…
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