The high court agreed to hear the arguments quickly but declined to immediately block enforcement of the new law.
Allyson Waller
Allyson Waller was a newsletter writer at The Texas Tribune. Previously, she was part of the 2020-2021 New York Times Fellowship class where she worked as a general assignment reporter for the publication’s breaking news desk. Allyson is a graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, where she majored in journalism. While at UT Austin, she interned at the Miami Herald as a local government reporter and The Texas Tribune as an investigative fellow.
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Public Education
ACLU of Texas sues Houston-area school district over gender-based dress code’s long-hair policy
The lawsuit says Magnolia ISD’s gender-based rule “imposed immense and irreparable harm” on students.
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Texas Legislature 2021
White House calls Texas’ bill targeting transgender student athletes “hateful”
The comment further hints at a possible fight between the state and the Biden administration over transgender rights.
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Texas Abortion Restrictions
U.S. Supreme Court considers taking up abortion providers’ challenge to Texas’ near-total ban on the procedure
Providers want the Supreme Court to take the case before an appeals court hears it. The high court gave defendants, including Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, until Thursday to respond to the providers’ request.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation heads to Gov. Greg Abbott
If the bill becomes law, Texas will join at least five other states that have passed such legislation.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Texas House approves bill targeting transgender student athletes after lawmakers’ three previous attempts faltered
Under House Bill 25, K-12 student athletes would be prohibited from competing on school sports teams aligned with their gender identity. The bill will now head to the Senate, where it is expected to pass.
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Demographics
State agency removed online resources for LGBTQ youth after complaints from a Republican challenging Gov. Greg Abbott, emails show
Democratic state senators want the webpage reinstated. The resources were removed after Don Huffines, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, criticized their inclusion on a state website.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Texas bill limiting transgender student athletes’ sports participation clears key hurdle on way to becoming law
A House committee approved the bill despite emotional testimony from parents of transgender Texas children. This is the fourth legislative session this year in which lawmakers targeted LGBTQ kids.
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Texas Legislature 2021
“It just keeps on happening”: Texas parents fight legislation targeting their trans children for the fourth time this year
The Texas Senate has passed a bill restricting transgender youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity four separate times in 2021.
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Texas Legislature 2021
Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation has enough votes to pass, House Speaker Dade Phelan says
Three times this year — in the regular session and in two subsequent special sessions — legislation targeting transgender student athletes sailed through the Senate only to falter in the House.