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Democrats kill Texas transgender athlete bill Lauren Vella © iStock lgbtq+ transgender president biden speech joint address Congress back human rights campaign HRC Democrats in the Texas legislature have killed a bill that would have required transgender athletes to compete on sports teams corresponding to their gender assigned at birth. The bill, S.B. 29, had already passed the state Senate, but it died in the House after Democrats ran out the clock with amendments and questions. The measure failed to receive a vote by a midnight Tuesday "pass-or-die" deadline, according t...

Texas House votes to yank state funding from sports teams that don't play national anthem at games Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick named the bill one of his legislative priorities after Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, stopped playing the anthem before games. Author: Karen Brooks Harper (Texas Tribune) Published: 1:18 PM CDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 1:18 PM CDT May 25, 2021 ( The Texas Tribune) The Texas House gave final passage Tuesday to the so-called “Star Spangled Banner Protection Act,” a conservative-backed bill that would require any ...

© Getty Texas state legislators on Monday voted to approve a bill that would withhold funding from state sports teams that choose not to play the national anthem before athletic events. According to Senate Bill 4, also called the “Star Spangled Banner Protection Act,” professional sports teams would forfeit the opportunity to further receive state money and may be required to "repay any money paid to the team by this state or any governmental entity." The measure passed in the House by voice vote and is expected to head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) desk on Tuesday for approval. ADVERTIS...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says investigation into ERCOT imminent for promising it was ready for Texas winter storm KTRK Share: As power returns to normal across Texas and thousands begin to clean up damage from this week's winter storm, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promises an investigation into what went wrong with the state's power grid that kept thousands in the dark and freezing for days. ERCOT promised state leaders that the grid was ready for this week's winter weather, according to Patrick, only to admit days later that it was minutes away from a complete failure before blackouts were implemented.

As Texans grapple with power grid failures in the face of freezing weather, Lone Star State lawmakers once again default to blaming—you guessed it—green energy