Ken Paxton has lodged another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time over guidance about workplace protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Paxton’s lawsuit is challenging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for...
For the fourth time this year, Texas Republicans in the state legislature are trying to ban trans youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity. Instead of testifying at a Senate committee hearing over Senate Bill 3 on Tuesday, trans...
On Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced legislation identical to Senate Bill 29, an anti-transgender bill that died in the Texas House, is on the agenda for the special session beginning July 8. SB 29 prevented transgender students from participating on...
Though many cities and municipalities in Texas celebrate Pride later in the year (and congratulations to Abilene on announcing they will be holding their first Pride event in September), we thought we could take the time now to look back at some of the most important...
Senate Bill 29, a bill that would prohibit trans youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, died to cheers and applause in the Texas House as the clock struck midnight on Tuesday. Despite being revived by Democratic state Rep. Harold...
According to Equality Texas, 30 anti-LGBTQ bills were filed this legislative session, an increase over 50 percent from the last session in 2019. And now, an anti-trans sports bill that was a legislative priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, is now set for the major state...
Tuesday, August 15, 2017 is a night Ash Hall will never forget. For nearly seven months, the Clear Lake, Texas, native had spearheaded advocacy efforts to combat the state legislature’s now-infamous “bathroom bill” — an undertaking that was as ceaseless as it was...
A coalition of Texas companies is calling on the GOP-led Texas Legislature to scrap its anti-LGBTQ legislation. During a Monday morning press conference convened by Texas Competes, an LGBTQ advocacy group for the Texas business community that includes backers like...
On Monday, the Republican-led Texas Senate State Affairs Committee began considering a bill that would make it illegal for parents and doctors to consent or administer transition-related care to children. If signed into law, SB 1646 would criminalize transition...