Vengeance or politics? Democrat Harold Dutton explains why he advanced bill targeting transgender athletes, other GOP priorities
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Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, applauds the passage of HB 3880, which is legislation that addresses support for students with dyslexia on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (JORDAN VONDERHAAR)
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Longtime Houston lawmaker Harold Dutton was one of just a few Democrats to get a key position of power in the Texas Legislature this year after House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, named his committee leaders in early February.
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Austin American-Statesman
An effort to ban transgender student athletes from competing in sports within their gender identity was dealt a significant setback Tuesday after a Texas House committee voted not to advance a Senate-approved bill to the full House.
With a 6-5 vote in favor of the legislation, Senate Bill 29 was one vote short of the seven needed for a majority of the 13-member Public Education Committee – the minimum number of votes required to move the bill forward. Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton didn t vote. Republican Rep. Dan Huberty wasn t at the dais; he was presenting a bill before a different House committee when the vote was taken on Senate Bill 29, an aide said.