State Rep. Harold Dutton In a dramatic reversal from earlier this week, the Texas House Public Education Committee passed a bill this morning barring transgender students from participating in athletics.
Chair Harold Dutton, a Houston Democrat, brought the bill back up for a vote in retaliation after his bill allowing Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath to remove school board members was killed on a technicality last night by Rep.
Alma Allen, a Houston Democrat. Democrats generally oppose the bill, but Dutton has advocated for more state control over the Houston Independent School District for poor performance.
Senate Bill 29, a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s, would codify existing University Interscholastic League policy requiring