On Tuesday, our third Legislative Priority bill will have a vote
on the House floor. SB 14, by Rep. Oliverson and Sen. Campbell,
protects Texas children from so-called gender transition
practices, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and
surgical procedures to remove healthy body parts. We are very
thankful for this critical legislation to save children from
medical butchers and greedy pharmaceutical interests. Special
thanks to Representative Oliverson and Senator Campbell, who are
medical doctors and have put much time and effort into ensuring
this priority bill survives the rigorous committee process and
attacks from the Democrats.

We will fill the gallery on Tuesday wearing red t-shirts that
say, "Save Texas Kids", which were generously donated by our
friends at the American Principles Project. We are grateful for
all our Republican representatives who have signed onto this bill
and expect swift passage so we can begin to stop the hideous
mutilation and abuse of children by those actively preying on
them.

There is also excellent news regarding our Stop Sexualization of
Texas Kids priority. Bills relating to age verification for
online pornography, SB 2021 by Sen. Paxton, HB 1181 by Rep.
Shaheen, and HB 3570 by Rep. Schatzline, have been reported
favorably out of Committee and sent to House Calendars. We look
forward to them being placed for a floor vote in the coming days.

SB 12 by Sen. Hughes, which prohibits sexually oriented
performances in front of minors, including drag shows, is
awaiting a hearing in House State Affairs. Please start making
calls to members, as House State Affairs has not heard a single
bill referred to it pertaining to the sexualization of Texas
kids.

Other priorities needing some action include Protect our
Elections, Secure the Border, and Parental Rights and Educational
Freedom.

SB 990 by Sen. Hall regarding precinct-based voting has passed
the Senate and requires a hearing in the House Elections
committee. This week the House Elections Committee will hear the
following Senate bills:

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- SB 924 Springer - consolidate certain precincts
- SB 1039 Bettencourt - addresses election irregularities
- SB 1599 Hughes - ballots vote by mail
- SB 1911 Bettencourt - including penalty for certain offenses in
elections

Our Priority bill to Secure the Border, HB 20 by Rep. Schaefer,
has moved to Calendars Committee and should be coming up for a
House floor vote shortly. HB 82, by Rep Spiller, Hefner, and
Clardy, our other priority bill that creates an interstate
compact for border security, was passed out of State Affairs and
needs to be sent to Calendars.

The Public Education Committee has 3 bills that need to be
passed:

- HB 1149 Swanson, requiring parental consent for psychological
or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a
school district employee. This bill was passed by the Committee
over a week ago but has not been sent to Calendars.

- SJR 29 by Paxton, proposing a constitutional amendment
establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education,
needs a hearing.

- HB 1804 by Leo-Wilson has 55 co-authors and ensures
instructional materials adopted by the SBOE are free from social
theories. The bill was heard in committee over a week ago but has
not been voted out.

Action Steps:

1. Come to the Capitol Tuesday, May 2, and help us fill the House
gallery! Wear red or pick up a free red Save Texas Kids t-shirt
in Senator Bob Hall's office, 4E.2. We need to pack the gallery
just like we did to ban Democrat chairs. A few seats are left on
one of two buses coming from the DFW area. Info is at
NTXConservatives.com/bus-trips. We encourage other districts to
caravan if possible.

2. Please call House State Affairs Chairman Todd Hunter and ask
him to hear SB 12 and report HB 82 to Calendars.

3. Please call House Elections Chairman Reggie Smith and ask him
to hear SB 990.

4. Call Education Chairman Brad Buckley at 512-463-0684 and ask
him to advance HB 1149, SJR 29, and HB 1804.

For God and Texas,

Jill Glover
SREC, SD 12
Chair, SREC Legislative Priorities Committee

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