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- Texas leads the nation in 2024 book bans with 821 attempts, per the American Library Association.
- Pressure groups drive most challenges, targeting books with sexual content or race and social justice themes.
- Reported challenges declined from 2023 to 2024, with cases remaining unrecorded due to preemptive library restrictions.
- The Texas Freedom to Read Project (a grassroots organization) has emerged to oppose censorship.
- Readers are encouraged to gift banned books this holiday season.
