Another Rep asks Rep Weiner to speculate on the hypo that someone from another state could allege that a school district wasn't taking every "reasonable steps" to stop folks from using the bathroom that doesn't match their assigned sex at birth.
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Amendment to prohibit political subdivisions from forcing people to show their ID to use the bathroom fails.
aug 28, 2025, 8:46 pm • 10 0 • view
Another amendment: Rep Simmons provides an amendment that would protect people who are attempting to comply with the law.
aug 28, 2025, 8:49 pm • 9 0 • view
From which end? Is it to protect the citizens now made into police?
aug 28, 2025, 8:50 pm • 1 0 • view
Another Rep stands to inquire about the incidence rate of Black trans women facing violence and harassment in the bathroom. AFAIK, a Black woman staffer here at the Texas capital was accused of using the "wrong" restroom. Rep Simmons clarifies that her office received threats as a result.
aug 28, 2025, 8:52 pm • 12 0 • view
Unrelated laughter and chatter from reps on the floor as the discussion about Black trans women's vulnerability to violence and harassment proceeds. It's continued the whole time, but it's kind of disgusting right now.
aug 28, 2025, 8:54 pm • 16 1 • view
Rep: Are you aware that trans people face high rates of sexual harassment and assault? Rep Orr (again, the author of the House bill): I am not advised.
aug 28, 2025, 8:58 pm • 12 0 • view
Rep: Do trans women and men not deserve the same privacy and protection that cis women and girls do? Rep Orr: I am not advised.
aug 28, 2025, 8:59 pm • 10 0 • view
Another Black Rep talking about the murders of Black trans women. "If this bill forces Black trans women to use the men's room, isn't that creating the very conditions this bill is trying to prevent?" Rep Simmons: Yes.
aug 28, 2025, 9:02 pm • 13 1 • view
The Black trans women amendment (the text of which I'm not quite clear on) fails.
aug 28, 2025, 9:04 pm • 10 0 • view
Another amendment by Rep Simmons: someone making a complaint under this bill must be a personal witness to the violation.
aug 28, 2025, 9:05 pm • 11 0 • view
I propose an amendment to make the seats in the Texas State House of Representatives even *slightly* more comfortable. My femurs are approximately 3 inches longer than the space provided here.
aug 28, 2025, 9:08 pm • 10 0 • view
you know i wonder if the no cameras thing is just so that they don't have footage of this shit happening
aug 28, 2025, 8:57 pm • 2 0 • view