Texas Passes New Limits on Transgender High School Athletes
Demonstrators gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that would restrict the participation of transgender student athletes in Austin, on Sept. 20.
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Austin, Texas (AP) -- Texas is poised to become the latest and most populous state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high school sports.
State lawmakers on Sunday approved a measure that requires transgender athletes to play on teams that align with the gender listed on their original birth certificate, not their current gender identity. The bill pushed by the Legislature's Republican majority now goes to GOP Gov. Greg Abbott, who is expected to sign it into law.