Anne Russey
@annerussey.bsky.social
Katy ISD Mom. Craft beer & coffee snob. Enneagram 9, peacemaker. Will fight for peace with 📝+ 🗣️+🗳️.
Co-founder @txfreedomread.bsky.social
www.txftrp.org
Co-founder @txfreedomread.bsky.social
www.txftrp.org
The past 5 years the arguments have been:
Masks and vaccines are Marxist mind control.
We must protect children from Critical Race Theory.
We must protect children from Anti-American content.
Masks and vaccines are Marxist mind control.
We must protect children from Critical Race Theory.
We must protect children from Anti-American content.
September 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The past 5 years the arguments have been:
Masks and vaccines are Marxist mind control.
We must protect children from Critical Race Theory.
We must protect children from Anti-American content.
Masks and vaccines are Marxist mind control.
We must protect children from Critical Race Theory.
We must protect children from Anti-American content.
Reposted by Anne Russey
The trailer for @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social was released and it’s powerful. Watch it, and then scroll further down.
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THE LIBRARIANS | Official Trailer
YouTube video by The Librarians Film
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September 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The trailer for @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social was released and it’s powerful. Watch it, and then scroll further down.
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Friends,
I serve on the Katy Pride LGBTQ Inc Board as Director of Community Outreach. Katy Pride’s 3rd Annual Celebration is coming up quickly (October 18 at Typhoon Texas- no water rides, but we have rented out the inside of the park for the event!).
We still *need* sponsors and vendors.
I serve on the Katy Pride LGBTQ Inc Board as Director of Community Outreach. Katy Pride’s 3rd Annual Celebration is coming up quickly (October 18 at Typhoon Texas- no water rides, but we have rented out the inside of the park for the event!).
We still *need* sponsors and vendors.
September 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friends,
I serve on the Katy Pride LGBTQ Inc Board as Director of Community Outreach. Katy Pride’s 3rd Annual Celebration is coming up quickly (October 18 at Typhoon Texas- no water rides, but we have rented out the inside of the park for the event!).
We still *need* sponsors and vendors.
I serve on the Katy Pride LGBTQ Inc Board as Director of Community Outreach. Katy Pride’s 3rd Annual Celebration is coming up quickly (October 18 at Typhoon Texas- no water rides, but we have rented out the inside of the park for the event!).
We still *need* sponsors and vendors.
Reposted by Anne Russey
After the May election, Katy ISD students urged the school board to repeal its book & gender policies.
"I am young, but I am also my own person. I am smart enough to know that anyone who limits my self-expression does not have my best interests in mind."
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
"I am young, but I am also my own person. I am smart enough to know that anyone who limits my self-expression does not have my best interests in mind."
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Katy ISD students call for repeal of book and gender policies following school board election | Houston Public Media
James Cross’ May 3 victory against school board president Victor Perez, who had championed conservative policies regarding gender identity and library materials, means a majority of the seven-member b...
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May 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
After the May election, Katy ISD students urged the school board to repeal its book & gender policies.
"I am young, but I am also my own person. I am smart enough to know that anyone who limits my self-expression does not have my best interests in mind."
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
"I am young, but I am also my own person. I am smart enough to know that anyone who limits my self-expression does not have my best interests in mind."
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
These people hate kids and teachers so much.
Texas PTA is an organization whose members are ADULTS.
There are LGBTQ+ moms, dads, and teachers who pay their member dues, volunteer countless hours to support their schools- just like everyone else.
Give me a break. 🙄
Texas PTA is an organization whose members are ADULTS.
There are LGBTQ+ moms, dads, and teachers who pay their member dues, volunteer countless hours to support their schools- just like everyone else.
Give me a break. 🙄
June 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
These people hate kids and teachers so much.
Texas PTA is an organization whose members are ADULTS.
There are LGBTQ+ moms, dads, and teachers who pay their member dues, volunteer countless hours to support their schools- just like everyone else.
Give me a break. 🙄
Texas PTA is an organization whose members are ADULTS.
There are LGBTQ+ moms, dads, and teachers who pay their member dues, volunteer countless hours to support their schools- just like everyone else.
Give me a break. 🙄
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We need a list of volunteers who can be “on deck” for when the need arises to make phone calls, send emails, and/or provide in-person testimony in Austin- related to the freedom to read in TX.
Please complete this form if you’re willing to volunteer in this way.
www.txftrp.org/89th_leg_tes...
Please complete this form if you’re willing to volunteer in this way.
www.txftrp.org/89th_leg_tes...
Volunteer Alert: Support and Defend the Freedom to Read During the 89th Texas Legislative Session
Submit this form to join the Texas Freedom to Read Project legislative advocacy volunteer team.
www.txftrp.org
March 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We need a list of volunteers who can be “on deck” for when the need arises to make phone calls, send emails, and/or provide in-person testimony in Austin- related to the freedom to read in TX.
Please complete this form if you’re willing to volunteer in this way.
www.txftrp.org/89th_leg_tes...
Please complete this form if you’re willing to volunteer in this way.
www.txftrp.org/89th_leg_tes...
New Katy ISD election cycle, same tricks.
Parent Empowerment PAC appears to be just another way for candidates to hide their connections to pro-voucher, anti-public education PAC support.
Parent Empowerment PAC appears to be just another way for candidates to hide their connections to pro-voucher, anti-public education PAC support.
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New Katy ISD election cycle, same tricks.
Parent Empowerment PAC appears to be just another way for candidates to hide their connections to pro-voucher, anti-public education PAC support.
Parent Empowerment PAC appears to be just another way for candidates to hide their connections to pro-voucher, anti-public education PAC support.
Just in case anyone is wondering- everywhere is now Texas. No where is safe.
January 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just in case anyone is wondering- everywhere is now Texas. No where is safe.
So excited this is being offered virtually! Can’t wait to see it!
January 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
So excited this is being offered virtually! Can’t wait to see it!
Right. Because “conservative” preferred news sources Texas Scorecard and Dallas Express are known for their objectivity. 🙄
According to Mark Zuckerberg, people who live in California are biased but people who live in Texas are objective
January 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Right. Because “conservative” preferred news sources Texas Scorecard and Dallas Express are known for their objectivity. 🙄
This is literally insane. And exactly what the majority of Americans voted for.
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Tuesday he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America."
Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico
Such a bold move would impact the state of Texas, which has about 370 miles of coastline along the Gulf.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
January 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This is literally insane. And exactly what the majority of Americans voted for.
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Katy ISD friends- Keller’s board is backed by many of the same PACs in our District. They’re about 6 months to a year ahead of us in executing their anti-public ed agenda. Our board has followed Keller’s lead in other policies so let’s watch what happens here.
Katy ISD friends- Keller’s board is backed by many of the same PACs in our District. They’re about 6 months to a year ahead of us in executing their anti-public ed agenda. Our board has followed Keller’s lead in other policies so let’s watch what happens here.
An unsigned IG account for Keller ISD parents claims Keller trustees plan to secede from the much larger school district and draw their own district, leaving the larger district as Alliance ISD. It would require majority vote and a 25% turnout.
January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Katy ISD friends- Keller’s board is backed by many of the same PACs in our District. They’re about 6 months to a year ahead of us in executing their anti-public ed agenda. Our board has followed Keller’s lead in other policies so let’s watch what happens here.
Katy ISD friends- Keller’s board is backed by many of the same PACs in our District. They’re about 6 months to a year ahead of us in executing their anti-public ed agenda. Our board has followed Keller’s lead in other policies so let’s watch what happens here.
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Children's Book Council, Every Child a Reader Name Winner of Inaugural Free Speech Award
Tje Children’s Book Council and its charitable arm, Every Child a Reader, have decided to acknowledge the heroic efforts of those working behind the scenes, and are honoring Dr. Tasslyn Magnusson as t...
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January 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Reposted by Anne Russey
In testimony against HB900, Zwiener described being sexually assaulted & said she wishes she had had a book to help her understand what happened to her. To say she “fights for Tx children to have pornographic materials” shows the amorality of the Texas book-banning movement.
January 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
In testimony against HB900, Zwiener described being sexually assaulted & said she wishes she had had a book to help her understand what happened to her. To say she “fights for Tx children to have pornographic materials” shows the amorality of the Texas book-banning movement.
Important context on the recent banning (and un-banning) of The Bible in Canyon ISD. “Hostility toward folks who want sexually explicit content removed from public schools” is not the problem. A lack of clarity about what content is- and is not- affected by HB900 is the problem.
Following up on the story of Canyon ISD (temporarily) removing the Bible from its libraries, citing HB900, Tx’s anti-book law. Specifically, we want to highlight the self-serving way the state’s book-banning faction attacked the district in order to deflect from the law’s flaws. 🧵 & receipts below.
January 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Important context on the recent banning (and un-banning) of The Bible in Canyon ISD. “Hostility toward folks who want sexually explicit content removed from public schools” is not the problem. A lack of clarity about what content is- and is not- affected by HB900 is the problem.
This doesn’t make it better… but is important to correct misinformation.
2nd grade teachers should not have to worry about calling 9-1-1 to report school shootings either.
Second-grade teacher made 911 call, not student, police clarify via - www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
2nd grade teachers should not have to worry about calling 9-1-1 to report school shootings either.
Second-grade teacher made 911 call, not student, police clarify via - www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
December 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
This doesn’t make it better… but is important to correct misinformation.
2nd grade teachers should not have to worry about calling 9-1-1 to report school shootings either.
Second-grade teacher made 911 call, not student, police clarify via - www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
2nd grade teachers should not have to worry about calling 9-1-1 to report school shootings either.
Second-grade teacher made 911 call, not student, police clarify via - www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
2nd graders are 7 & 8 years old.
These babies are still learning how to tie their shoes. And want the crust cut off of their sandwiches. My 2nd grader still called “restaurants” “restaur-nots.” Calling 9-1-1 to report a school shooting is the last thing they should have to do.
Enough. 💔
These babies are still learning how to tie their shoes. And want the crust cut off of their sandwiches. My 2nd grader still called “restaurants” “restaur-nots.” Calling 9-1-1 to report a school shooting is the last thing they should have to do.
Enough. 💔
December 17, 2024 at 4:43 PM
2nd graders are 7 & 8 years old.
These babies are still learning how to tie their shoes. And want the crust cut off of their sandwiches. My 2nd grader still called “restaurants” “restaur-nots.” Calling 9-1-1 to report a school shooting is the last thing they should have to do.
Enough. 💔
These babies are still learning how to tie their shoes. And want the crust cut off of their sandwiches. My 2nd grader still called “restaurants” “restaur-nots.” Calling 9-1-1 to report a school shooting is the last thing they should have to do.
Enough. 💔
Welcome to Texas. Where book banners are now trying to re-categorize private, corporate retailers as public, “family friendly markets” and “family retailers” in order to eradicate … {check notes}… sex toys. Are tampons next? How about wine & beer? 🤦🏼♀️
December 14, 2024 at 4:38 AM
Welcome to Texas. Where book banners are now trying to re-categorize private, corporate retailers as public, “family friendly markets” and “family retailers” in order to eradicate … {check notes}… sex toys. Are tampons next? How about wine & beer? 🤦🏼♀️
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The booking agent for the Traveling Pastors really miscalculated sending this circus show to the HISD board meeting tonight.
The crowd of parents in the room could be heard shouting:
“You don’t even go here!”
“We have bigger fish to fry”
“We don’t even have libraries”
The crowd of parents in the room could be heard shouting:
“You don’t even go here!”
“We have bigger fish to fry”
“We don’t even have libraries”
December 11, 2024 at 4:08 AM
The booking agent for the Traveling Pastors really miscalculated sending this circus show to the HISD board meeting tonight.
The crowd of parents in the room could be heard shouting:
“You don’t even go here!”
“We have bigger fish to fry”
“We don’t even have libraries”
The crowd of parents in the room could be heard shouting:
“You don’t even go here!”
“We have bigger fish to fry”
“We don’t even have libraries”
Reposted by Anne Russey
Email the Katy ISD Board now, to demand the release of the books- and a revision to the policy targeting LGBTQ+ titles.
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December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Email the Katy ISD Board now, to demand the release of the books- and a revision to the policy targeting LGBTQ+ titles.
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… and fiction books like “Drama” by @goraina.bsky.social, “The Real Riley Mayes” @okieelliott.bsky.social, “Lily and Dunkin” by Donna Gephart, and “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin.
December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
… and fiction books like “Drama” by @goraina.bsky.social, “The Real Riley Mayes” @okieelliott.bsky.social, “Lily and Dunkin” by Donna Gephart, and “Giovanni’s Room” by James Baldwin.
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The list includes non-fiction titles like “A Queer History of the United States for Young People” by Richie Chevat, “LGBTQ Rights and the Law” by Duchess Harris, and “Confronting LGBTQ+ Discrimination” by Avery Elizabeth Hurt…
December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
The list includes non-fiction titles like “A Queer History of the United States for Young People” by Richie Chevat, “LGBTQ Rights and the Law” by Duchess Harris, and “Confronting LGBTQ+ Discrimination” by Avery Elizabeth Hurt…
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Katy ISD (under the school board’s authority) is blocking students from checking out over 400 LGBTQ+ library books.
www.txftrp.org/400_lgbtq_li...
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400+ LGBTQ+ Library Books Currently Blocked by Katy ISD
At least 400+ books- targeted for their LGBTQ+ content - are to remain on the shelves while they undergo internal reconsideration- and students are being denied access if they attempt to check out an...
www.txftrp.org
December 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Katy ISD (under the school board’s authority) is blocking students from checking out over 400 LGBTQ+ library books.
www.txftrp.org/400_lgbtq_li...
www.txftrp.org/400_lgbtq_li...
I predict more tears (happy and sad) in 2025. 🥹😭 We need and appreciate all the help we can get!
www.txftrp.org/donate
www.txftrp.org/donate
December 4, 2024 at 4:02 AM
I predict more tears (happy and sad) in 2025. 🥹😭 We need and appreciate all the help we can get!
www.txftrp.org/donate
www.txftrp.org/donate
A couple months ago the Katy ISD school board paused library book purchases, and put all recently purchased, incoming library books into “storage” based on complaints that the recent orders contained “sexually explicit” titles.
Katy ISD temporarily stops library book purchases, plans content review for ‘explicit’ materials...
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
August 9, 2023 at 1:16 PM
A couple months ago the Katy ISD school board paused library book purchases, and put all recently purchased, incoming library books into “storage” based on complaints that the recent orders contained “sexually explicit” titles.