Katy ISD, TX
TX
34
Ban actions
34
Unique books
8
Laws affecting
Status breakdown
District profile
Sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-25 + Census ACS 2019-2023 · LEAID 4825170
Enrollment
96,111
Grades PK–12
FRPL eligible
43%
41,023 students
Non-white share
75%
District type
Traditional
KATY, TX
Median household income
$113,512
Population in poverty
8.5%
Adults 25+ with Bachelor's+
52%
Student race/ethnicity
Laws in effect here
Legislation that applies to the books banned in this jurisdiction.
Florida · H 1069
Struck DownA court has ruled this law unconstitutional — it cannot be enforced.Education
Florida · H 1467
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.K-12 Education
Texas · HB 900
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries.
Iowa · SF 496
UpheldA court has ruled that this law is constitutional and may be enforced.A bill for an act relating to children and students, including establishing a parent's or guardian's right to make decisions affecting the parent's or guardian's child, authorizing the parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school district to enroll the student in another attendance center within the same school district in certain specified circumstances, prohibiting instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools in kindergarten through grade six, and modifying provisions related to student health screenings, school district library programs, the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, other duties of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, the department of education, the board of educational examiners, and the governing boards of charter schools and innovation zone schools, competent private instruction, and special education, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1145.) Effective date: 05/26/2023, 07/01/2023.
Utah · HB 0029
ChallengedA lawsuit has been filed challenging this law's constitutionality.Sensitive Material Review Amendments
Utah · HB 0374
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.Sensitive Materials in Schools
Tennessee · HB 0843
SignedThe governor has signed the bill into law.Age-Appropriate Materials Act Amendment (HB 843)
Texas · SB 13
EffectiveThe law is now in effect and enforceable.Relating to public school library materials, including the establishment of school library advisory councils.
Most-banned books here
- 1 ban
YOLO
by I.J. Hidee
- 1 ban
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
- 1 ban
Perfect
by Ellen Hopkins
- 1 ban
Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
- 1 ban
Skin
by Donna Jo Napoli
- 1 ban
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
- 1 ban
Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult
- 1 ban
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
- 1 ban
Jesus Land: A Memoir
by Julia Scheeres
- 1 ban
Lighter Than My Shadow
by Katie Green
- 1 ban
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
- 1 ban
The Freedom Writers Diary
by Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers
- 1 ban
Living Dead Girl
by Elizabeth Scott
- 1 ban
Sold
by Patricia McCormick
- 1 ban
I: New and Selected Poems
by Toi Derricotte
- 1 ban
Mammal
by Steve Parker
- 1 ban
I Never
by Laura Hopper
- 1 ban
A Clash of Kings
by George R. R. Martin
- 1 ban
Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam
by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera
- 1 ban
Forever
by Judy Blume
All ban records (34)
YOLO
by I.J. Hidee
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Apr 9, 2026The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Perfect
by Ellen Hopkins
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Skin
by Donna Jo Napoli
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Nineteen Minutes
by Jodi Picoult
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Last Night at the Telegraph Club
by Malinda Lo
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Jesus Land: A Memoir
by Julia Scheeres
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Lighter Than My Shadow
by Katie Green
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024The Freedom Writers Diary
by Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Living Dead Girl
by Elizabeth Scott
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024Sold
by Patricia McCormick
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Nov 1, 2024I: New and Selected Poems
by Toi Derricotte
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 1, 2024Mammal
by Steve Parker
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 1, 2024I Never
by Laura Hopper
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 1, 2024A Clash of Kings
by George R. R. Martin
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 1, 2024Bum Rush the Page: A Def Poetry Jam
by Tony Medina and Louis Reyes Rivera
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 1, 2024Forever
by Judy Blume
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Water for Elephants
by Sara Gruen
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024The Bluest Eye
by Toni Morrison
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Do Animals Fall in Love?
by Katharina von der Gathen
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
by Gregory Maguire
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024The Carnival at Bray
by Jessie Ann Foley
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024A Stolen Life: A Memoir
by Jaycee Lee Dugard
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Infandous
by Elana K. Arnold
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Only This Beautiful Moment
by Abdi Nazemian
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Breathless
by Jennifer Niven
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024Kingdom of Ash
by Sarah J. Maas
Removed from Katy ISD libraries to comply with Texas HB 900 (READER Act, 2023), which requires book vendors to assign content ratings to library materials and prohibits 'sexually explicit' content in school libraries. Some sections of HB 900 were partially struck down by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Aug 1, 2024No, David
by David Shannon
Book shows cartoon nudity (character's backside)
RemovedThe book has been formally removed from the library or curriculum.Oct 11, 2023