Texas House Passes Anti-Trans “Biological Truth” Bill

Houston Public Media reports:

House Bill 229 strictly defines men and women based on the reproductive organs they were born with, and orders state records to reflect this binary. The bill, titled the “Women’s Bill of Rights,” lays out the “biological truth for anybody who is confused,” said author Rep. Ellen Troxclair, an Austin Republican.

The bill passed on second reading 86-36 after an at times tense debate, and is expected to be finally approved this week before going to the Senate, which has already passed several bills with a similar focus.

Surrounded by a cadre of Republican women, Troxclair said the goal of the bill was to ensure women’s rights aren’t “eroded by activists” as more people come out as trans and nonbinary. Democrats argued against the bill for almost three hours with Rep. Jessica González, D-Dallas, saying “it is harmful, it is dangerous, and it is really freaking insulting.”

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Dozens of trans people and their allies gathered in the outdoor Capitol rotunda Friday, chanting at the top of their lungs: They will not erase us. The next day, the Texas House preliminarily passed a bill that aims to do just that.https://t.co/Tu5zCPlugl

— Houston Public Media (@HoustonPubMedia) May 12, 2025

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