Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on sex and a study conducted by the University Interscholastic League on the effects of allowing a student to participate in an athletic competition designated for the sex opposite to the student s sex.
The Texas Tribune reported the House ran out of time to consider the bill Tuesday night after hitting the deadline for passing all Senate bills. SB29 mandates transgender athletes play on teams based on their sex assigned a birth instead of the sex that matches their gender identity. Supporters say the bill protects girls sports and doesn t give transgender athletes an unfair advantage while opponents say the legislation is discriminatory.