Article 5JB1B Texas Democrats kill transphobic bill aimed at student athletes by stalling

Texas Democrats kill transphobic bill aimed at student athletes by stalling

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Harron Walker
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Bill would have forced all student athletes in the state to compete according to their sex assigned at birth

On Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers in the Texas house of representatives successfully stalled a transphobic bill from going to a vote until it hit its pass-or-die" deadline and expired.

Senate Bill 29, which had already passed the Texas senate, would have forced all student athletes in the state to compete according to their sex assigned at birth.

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