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It’s wild that Texas even wants to mandate a reading list at the state level. Aren’t there just simple regional differences to account for?
I wouldn’t expect a school in San Diego to mandate reading John Steinbeck whose stories are mainly set in Central and Northern California for example.
I actually grew up in Central California and both Grapes of Wrath and East of Eden were required reading for us in junior/high school
Well they can't spread their Christian Nationalism (Nat-C) ideology far and wide if they keep it regional.
And if you're using tax payer dollars to violate the Constitution, why not go big?