STATE LEGISLATURE

Democrat revives Texas bill restricting transgender students' sports participation in apparent act of retaliation against his party

The bill previously lacked the votes to advance out of House committee. After House Democrats spiked one of his bills, Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, revived it.

By Megan Munce and Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune
Posted 5/7/21

Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton on Friday revived and helped advance a bill that would restrict transgender students from participating in school sports, in what appears to be a retaliatory …

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