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In the Texas legislature, everything can change in a week. This week in particular was full of surprises, twists, and turns that gave LGBTQ+ advocates a serious case of emotional whiplash. Let’s start with where things stand: the legislature ended the session yesterday, killing SB 2, the anti-transgender sports bill.

Standing on the shoulders of giants, our community is a force to be reckoned with. We proved that — YOU proved that — this week.

The Texas House now has a quorum — the minimum number of legislators that have to be present in order for the legislature to do business. Immediately after quorum was met, the House referred the anti-transgender sports ban, SB 2, to committee and set the bill for a hearing in

Texas’ second special session started last Saturday and Texas elected leaders wasted no time in attacking transgender kids. Already, the Texas Senate held a hearing and passed SB 2 (Perry), the bill excluding transgender youth from their peers by banning them from participating in sports. In the first special session’s Senate hearing

There’s no break from hate at the Texas legislature. Today — Friday, August 6 — is the last day of the first special session of 2021. Governor Abbott announced just yesterday that the legislature will reconvene for the second special session of 2021, beginning Saturday, August 7. That’s right: tomorrow

With most Democratic state House members still in DC and no new updates in the legislature or with the Governor’s office, LGBTQ+ advocates watch and wait for what comes next. 17 anti-LGBTQ+ bills, the majority of them targeting transgender kids, sit stalled in the state legislature without a quorum. With