The Texas regular session ends this month, and Thursday was a critical moving day for several key pieces of legislation, including two bills concerning gender-affirming care and transgender collegiate athletes.
prevents transgender women from competing in women's collegiate sports programs. The ACLU has issued a statement promising to file a lawsuit against the legislation.
"Women's sports, as a whole, suffer when transgender students are excluded" said state Rep. Mary Gonzalez .STATE REP STEVE TOTH:I think that we've had lots of conversations about trans identity on this floor, and I would love to not participate in reinforcing the negative rhetoric that we have.REP STEVE TOTH:
With a vote of 140 to 5, a more unified House approved what continues to be a contentious fight with the Senate over how big a property tax cut should be. was amended to increase the homestead exemption to $100,000, a little higher for seniors, which is more than the Senate version. But the House also included an appraisal cap, which Lt. Gov Dan Patrick doesn't like.
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