AUSTIN (KXAN) — A lawsuit brought by Llano County residents against their county government and library system had a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman on Friday, where attorneys ...

LLANO, Texas — A panel of federal appeals court judges have ruled that eight books dealing with subjects including racism and transgender issues must be returned to library shelves in Llano County.

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LLANO COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — In a civil court case against Llano County, a federal court partially granted a preliminary injunction, ordering the return of books previously removed from the county’s ...

Cars pass by the the Llano County Courthouse in 2021. County officials were sued after removing books from the library system that were deemed offensive. (Sergio Flores For The Texas Tribune, Sergio ...

LLANO COUNTY, Texas — A federal judge has ruled that officials in Llano County must return several books that were removed and put on a ban list. These books will soon be available for people to check ...

A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects including sex, gender ...

NEW ORLEANS — A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some dealing humorously with flatulence and others with issues including sex, gender identity and racism — argued its case ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects ...

Cars pass by the the Llano County Courthouse in Llano on Dec. 14, 2021. The Commissioners Court for Llano County voted to close the public library to "inventory and catalog" their books after ...