H.B. 25, will go to the full Texas House next, reported The Texas Tribune.Before the vote, lawmakers heard from parents of trans children who asked for their children to be respected and allowed to live their lives.
The final vote for the bill was down party lines 8-4.While the restrictions found in the law have previously failed during three legislative sessions this year, H.B.
25 passing the committee on Wednesday increases the chance of the bill becoming law.Amber Briggle, a mother to a 13-year-old trans boy, testified that she was angry she had to come to the legislature again to fight this bill.“He’s 13, he shouldn't have to deal with that,” Briggle said. “I want him to go to gymnastics.