Texas Gov Signs Anti-Transgender Sports Bill Into Law

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas’ transgender student athletes will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Monday.

House Bill 25, authored by state Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring, will require student athletes who compete in interscholastic competition to play on sports teams that correspond with the sex listed on their birth certificate at or near their time of birth. It is set to go into effect Jan. 18.

HB 25 adds to the arsenal of conservative victories Republican lawmakers have garnered throughout legislative sessions this year.

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Breaking: Transgender students in Texas will be restricted from playing on K-12 school sports teams that align with their gender identity under a bill Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law. https://t.co/54kMy2fWGu

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 25, 2021

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill today that will force public school students to play on sports teams based on their assigned sex at birth.

Though the state has proposed over 40 bills targeting transgender youth, this is the first to become law.https://t.co/nubgf7bDbA

— Axios (@axios) October 25, 2021