Bill to Protect Women’s Sports Gets New Life
Texas | May 9, 2021
After voting earlier this week to reject a bill to stop men from playing on women’s sports teams in Texas public schools, political retribution has given the bill new life.
On Tuesday, the House Public Education Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 29, the proposal to protect women’s sports, which is a legislative priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. At the conclusion of the hearing, the committee voted and the bill failed to pass.
On Friday morning, the bill was brought up again in committee and passed by a vote of 8 in favor and 5 in opposition. What changed? It seems politics in the Texas House may be the answer….
(Excerpts from Texas Scorecard)