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An anti-trans bill in Texas that would ve banned trans girls from women s sports teams has stalled. (Stock photograph via Elements Envato)
An anti-trans bill in Texas that would ban trans students from playing sports on the team corresponding to their gender identity has failed to advance out of a House committee.
On Tuesday (4 May), Senate Bill 29 was taken up by the Texas House Public Education committee, which is made up of six Democrats and seven Republicans.
SB29 is the first anti-trans Senate bill to get a committee vote in the lower chamber, but it failed to get the requisite seven votes to move forward, instead receiving a 6-5 vote in favour.
Kate McGee
Texas Tribune
Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal pandemic relief funding that has been dedicated for the state’s public schools.
The announcement comes as education advocates and Democratic lawmakers have been urging officials in recent weeks to release the money that was set aside by Congress for Texas’ public schools to address learning loss and cover pandemic-related education expenses.
It’s unclear how the state plans to spend the remaining $7 billion in stimulus money, which was allocated through multiple aid packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That funding could not be immediately released due to federal requirements, state officials said.
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Texas’s top state leaders announced Wednesday they are releasing $11.2 billion out of nearly $18 billion available in federal pandemic relief funding that has been dedicated for the state’s public schools.
The announcement comes as education advocates and Demcratic lawmakers have been urging officials in recent weeks to release the money that was set aside by Congress for Texas’ public schools to address learning loss and cover pandemic-related education expenses.
It’s unclear how the state plans to spend the remaining $7 billion in stimulus money, which was allocated through multiple aid packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That funding could not be immediately released due to federal requirements, state officials said.