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10 Nov, 10 tweets, 4 min read

Texas' plan to ban books is backfiring.
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@JerryCraft

Despite attempts by lawmakers and some parents to remove his books from Texas schools, award-winning author @JerryCraft said his books have actually gotten more attention thanks to the controversies.
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In October, his books were temporarily removed from Katy ISD.
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And his speaking event was postponed after a group of parents complained the works promoted critical race theory.
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@RepMattKrause

Four of his books were also included in a list of over 850 books, predominantly by writers of color and LGBTQ authors, targeted in an investigation by Republican @RepMattKrause into the book collections of Texas schools.
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@katyisd

When asked about the incident at @katyisd, Craft said it caught him by surprise.

"I don't think that the people that banned it actually read the book."
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"What has happened is so many places have sold so many copies because now people want to see what all the hubbub is. They get it and they write to me and they're almost disappointed because there's no big thing that they were looking for."

@Ariana_noGrande

What about the students' reaction to the book investigation?

@Ariana_noGrande has more 👇
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Do you think the state should continue investigating book collections in Texas schools?

Concerned parents and bookstore owners are taking action, refusing to stand idly by as works by writers of color and LGTBQ authors are challenged in Texas schools.
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11 Nov

BREAKING: A Texas A&M student hurt at Astroworld has died.

The death total is now at 9.

A 22-year-old Texas A&M senior injured in the deadly crowd surge at Astroworld Friday night has succumbed to her injuries, marking the ninth fatality resulting from Friday's tragic mass casualty event at the Houston music festival.
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11 Nov

@AllenWest

A man is claiming GOP Texas Chairman @AllenWest hit him in the face during a physical altercation at Dallas Fort-Worth Airport.
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In a DFW Airport police report, the man, identified as Lawrence Eric Stern, was standing at the airport's Terminal B on Nov. 3 when he saw West walking through the terminal maskless.
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Stern told West to put his mask on and called him an idiot, the report said.

West then approached Stern and asked him to repeat himself, and Stern again told West to put a mask on.
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11 Nov

Matthew McConaughey called out "clickbait" headlines he says mischaracterized remarks he made regarding youth vaccinations in a recent New York Times interview.
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@McConaughey

Matthew @McConaughey issued a clarification Wednesday night regarding recent comments he'd made at a recent New York Times book summit regarding vaccine mandates for children.
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Asked if he supported the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for youths under 12, the potential Texas gubernatorial candidate told summit attendees he would not be vaccinating his two youngest children against COVID-19, at least for now.
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10 Nov

Matthew McConaughey took a stance against vaccine mandates for children.
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@andrewrsorkin

In a recent interview with The New York Times' @andrewrsorkin, Texas-born actor and potential gubernatorial candidate Matthew @McConaughey spoke on the subject of vaccine mandates and his personal stance on the issue of child immunization
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McConaughey, who may or may not be contemplating a run at Greg Abbott's governorship in 2022, revealed at The New York Time's DealBook Online Summit Tuesday that he is against requiring inoculations for children under 12.
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9 Nov

Astroworld staff were instructed to refer to dead concert-goers as "Smurfs," according to a 56-page security and emergency medical response plan.
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Some 50,000 ticketed fans were on hand to see Friday headliner Travis Scott perform on the festival's first night when thronging fans began trampling and crushing one another.
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The organizer's event operations plan notes "the potential for multiple alcohol/drug-related incidents, possible evacuation needs, and the ever-present threat of a mass casualty situation are identified as key concerns."
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9 Nov

Drake, who was on stage with Travis Scott during the music festival, had been quiet about the Astroworld tragedy until late Monday night.
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"I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy," Drake posted on Instagram close to midnight.
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Drake was on stage with Travis Scott at Houston's Astroworld on Friday night when eight members of the audience died as a packed crowd of about 50,000 people surged toward the stage.

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