AUSTIN (KXAN) — The two-year-long legal battle over a Texas law will likely draw to an end after a federal court judge ruled Tuesday that the law violates the U.S. Constitution. With a similar rating made by an appeals court, the judgment marks the third time the law has been declared unconstitutional by federal courts.

Texas' 2023 House Bill 900, or the “Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act,” would have required book vendors to put content ratings on their books. The Texas Education Agency would have been able to overrule those ratings, and failure to comply would have led to the removal of books from school libraries.

The ruling is the last major step in the case, barring an appeal by Texas to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In September 2023, U.S. District Cour

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