Two bills approved Monday by a Texas Senate committee would require transgender athletes to participate on sports teams that correspond with the studentâs sex at birth. Credit: Getty Images/iStock
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Legislation that would limit transgender studentsâ participation in school sports advanced out of a Senate committee on Monday after similar legislation failed to pass during the regular session.
With no Democratic members present after dozens of Democrats fled the state, in an attempt to halt GOP-backed voting restrictions legislation,
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Texas home-school students are as close as they’ve ever been to getting the chance to compete in public school sports, despite vigorous objections from coaches and others worried about creating an uneven playing field.
House members could vote as early as today on a bill that would allow school districts and charter schools to choose whether home-schooled students can participate in academic, fine and performing arts and athletic activities regulated by the state’s governing body, the University Interscholastic League.
A companion bill is expected to be heard by the Senate’s Committee on Education in the coming week.