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The pair wasted two hours in a failed tag-team attempt to tack anti-transgender amendments onto a procedural resolution.

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Texas Freedom Caucus asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to weigh in on school board association’s guidance for navigating complex issues related to transgender youth.

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Republicans are backing legislation targeting gender-affirming care for children, classroom lessons about sexuality and drag shows.

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State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, hired Jake Neidert, 22, last month as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence and rhetoric and ahead of a legislative session that's expected to focus heavily on anti-trans bills.

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The Texas Tribune spoke with LGBTQ voters, the parents of queer youth and advocates from across the state about what’s at stake for them this November.

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