Texas Book Ban Law Ruled Unconstitutional by Federal Judge

It's long been a conversation and debate in Texas, and it only seems to grow as each year passes. The banning of books from libraries, both public and school, has been such a hot-button topic. Every book that ends up on the "for discussion" list ends up having heated conversations and debates.

I don't want to get on a side of this personally. I do have my feelings on all of it, but I'm not here to start a public debate on what I feel should and should not be done.

Controversy Around House Bill 900

Two years ago, House Bill 900 was passed and signed into law by Gov. Abbott. According to the bill, it is "(r)elating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries."

So what exactly does that mean in layman's terms? They want books to have ratings, similar to movies, so they can determine what should and should not be in a school library. Much of it was based on sexual content in a book. The bill made it through, but not without a little drama attached to it.

Federal Judge Rules It's Unconstitutional

The bill immediately started making its rounds in the court system, with many stating the bill was unconstitutional. One of the lower courts placed a temporary injunction on the bill, and that was later upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Recently, the bill was reviewed on a federal level and has been deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge in Waco. What this means for the bill now is anyone's guess. It could scuttle the entire thing, or it could be rewritten to make it more constitutional. We will all wait and see what's next.