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By Elijah Smith As a transgender student athlete, I am tired of Texas lawmakers using transgender kids as political pawns without listening to what we have to say. Transgender students like me want to participate in sports, just like other kids, but some lawmakers are using us as a punching bag to score political points. Two state legislators near where I live in Houston — Rep. Harold Dutton and Rep. Dan Huberty — recently voted to advance Senate Bill 29, which seeks to stop transgender youth from participating in sports as our authentic selves. Rep. Dutton admitted that he didn’t know ...

Down to the WIRE Democratic state Rep. Harold Dutton Jr. With time running out in the 87th Texas Legislature, activists watch two bills targeting trans youth JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing Writer Republicans in the Texas Legislature are so intent on making life hell for transgender kids that even some Democrats are joining them. As the biennial 140-day open season on civil rights and liberties comes to a close, lawmakers have prioritized and passed legislation banning abortion after six weeks, further restricting access to the ballot box, limiting lawsuits against 18-wheeler drivers who hurt or...

A record-breaking wave of anti-trans bills have been introduced by state legislatures across the country this year.

Texas is And as residents roam to and fro, they won’t necessarily be masked. On Tuesday, Republican Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order regarding face coverings and state institutions. Greg laid it out — bodies possessing governmental power will no longer force anyone to make like a surgeon: No government entity, including a county, city, school district, and public health authority, and no governmental official may require any person to wear a face covering or to mandate that another person wear a face covering; provided, however, that: state supported living centers, govern...

Vengeance or politics? Democrat Harold Dutton explains why he advanced bill targeting transgender athletes, other GOP priorities Texas Tribune Tags:  Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston, applauds the passage of HB 3880, which is legislation that addresses support for students with dyslexia on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (JORDAN VONDERHAAR) Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Longtime Houston lawmaker Harold Dutton was one of just a few Democrats to get a key position of power in the Texas Legislature this year after House Speaker...