El Paso Matters reports. Both houses of the Texas legislature passed the legislation this month in the third special session of the year.Texas joins Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, Montana, Tennessee, and West Virginia in passing such a law this year; 2021 has seen record numbers of anti-trans bills be introduced and passed.
Idaho adopted a similar law last year, but it’s temporarily blocked by court action. The governor of South Dakota has issued executive orders with the same effect.