Texas House approves bill to legally define sex based on biology, transgender Texans express concern

Texas Republicans Push to Define Biological Sex in Statute

Representative Andy Hopper played biologist on the House floor, claiming with certainty that there are only two sexes during a debate in early April. He made this point when presenting a budget amendment that would reduce government funding to the University of Texas at Austin in part because some programs “deny the unchangeable biological reality that there are only two sexes.” In the ensuing debate, State Representative Lauren Ashley Simmons, …

Texas House approves bill to legally define sex based on biology, transgender Texans express concern

Texas House Bill 229 would legally define biological sex terms in state law. Supporters call it protection; critics worry about transgender erasure. Texas House Bill 239, known as the "Women's Bill of Rights," has advanced to Senate review. The bill would legally define sex based on biological differences and aims to protect women's spaces. Critics argue the legislation could harm transgender individuals by requiring identification by birth sex.…