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Summary by The Dallas Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Kelly Dearmore, as published by Dallas Observer · October 9, 2026 · 1 min read

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Texas accounts for roughly two-thirds of school library book ba instances nationwide, surpassing Florida for the top spot.

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Summary created by	The Dallas Editorial Desk — automated, rule-governed
Byline on source page	Kelly Dearmore, as published by Dallas Observer
Original story	Read at the source
Source published	Oct 9, 2026
Indexed here	Oct 9, 2026
AI assistance	Automated summary drawn from the source’s own published text
Prepublication human review	No — editorial rules, flagged-item review, and published samples