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Katy ISD to vote next week on two challenged library titles after formal reconsideration requests

Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees · February 16, 2026
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Summary

Trustees reviewed formal challenges to Cat Kid Comic Club (Dave Pilkey) and Fake News Phenomenon; the board will take separate votes next week on whether to retain, retain with modifications/age limits/opt‑in, or remove each title.

The district’s newly revised reconsideration process moved two challenged titles to the board for formal action after parents submitted request‑for‑reconsideration forms.

Cat Kid Comic Club, a popular Dave Pilkey graphic novel series, was challenged for alleged violent content. Trustees and staff noted the books' popularity among students and the library system’s age‑level categorizations; librarians use Destiny and Sora systems that…

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