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Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton Jr.
With time running out in the 87th Texas Legislature, activists watch two bills targeting trans youth
JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing Writer
Republicans in the Texas Legislature are so intent on making life hell for transgender kids that even some Democrats are joining them. As the biennial 140-day open season on civil rights and liberties comes to a close, lawmakers have prioritized and passed legislation banning abortion after six weeks, further restricting access to the ballot box, limiting lawsuits against 18-wheeler drivers who hurt or kill someone and allowing guns to be carried without a permit.
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Houston Democrat joins GOP lawmakers in reviving transgender sports bill
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Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, says his flip-flop on the transgender sports bill is a “consequence” of unrelated HISD legislation that died this week.Wilf Thorne / For The Chronicle
Legislation banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ scholastic sports teams was revived in the Texas House on Friday morning, just days after it appeared blocked.
On Friday morning the House Public Education Committee reconvened and voted 8-5 to advance the bill to the floor of the House for further consideration. That vote came just four days after the same committee had only six votes to move it forward one short of the required seven.
Pressure for Texas to spend billions earmarked for schools mounts
Time is of the essence, business leaders wrote in a letter to the governor and others.
Schools need more information on how much money they ll have to support students recovery from the pandemic, business groups wrote in a letter to state leadership.(Juan Figueroa / Staff photographer)
Updated at 3:45 p.m. to include details from a letter from education organizations.
Business leaders from Longview to Dallas to Corpus Christi and advocates from education organizations are pressuring the state to clarify when nearly $18 billion will flow to schools.
The federal government allocated the money to Texas to support students’ recovery from the pandemic. Even as the majority of other states have started the process to send their federal dollars to schools, Texas hasn’t made any moves to do the same.