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May 14, 2023
NEWS DIGEST
by Brandon Waltens
Good morning,
With just over two weeks left in the legislative session, the Texas House has finally passed legislation to ban child mutilation for minors, marking the first time the House has voted on a measure to ban the practice.
Senate Bill 14 by State Sen. Donna Campbell (R–New Braunfels), would protect children from being chemically castrated by puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones and from receiving mutilative surgeries to “transition” them.
But while the legislation was passed by the Senate in early April, the approval in the House came over month later—and close to the chamber’s May 23 deadline to pass Senate bills.
State Rep. Tom Oliverson (R–Cypress) who sponsored the legislation in the House, fielded hours of debate from Democrats who opposed any restrictions on gender mutilation for children.
After hours of debate, the bill was given initial approval on a bipartisan 92-48 vote.
Democrat State Rep. Shawn Thierry (Houston) gave perhaps the most powerful speech against the practice, telling her Democrat colleagues "Certainly, children at age eight, nine, and ten don’t understand that these operations will make them lifelong patients."
The legislation requires one additional vote tomorrow by the House before being sent to the Senate to approve some minor changes and then, finally, to the governor's desk.
This week...
- The House will reconvene at 1pm on Monday, May 15.
- The Senate will reconvene at 12pm on Monday, May 15.
Featured
by Sydnie Henry
With the deadline for Texas House lawmakers to consider House bills now passed, hundreds of pieces of legislation are dead––including a few conservative measures the House didn’t get to before midnight Thursday.
State
House Approves Online Sports Gambling But Says No to Casinos
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says they bill would need Republican consensus in the Senate to pass.
School Choice Hits Another Roadblock in Texas House
Legislation to expand parental choice in education has experienced yet another setback in the Texas House, as the clock ticks on the legislative session in Austin.
Texas May See Rolling Blackouts This Summer
A new report shows that the grid may need 6,000 megawatts more this summer than in 2022.
Local
Texas Grocery Store Tycoon Sponsors LGBT Pride Event Targeting Children
This is not the first time H-E-B’s Charles Butt has sponsored events and organizations that sexualize children.
Tarrant County Judge Seeks to Protect Children From Sexually Charged Drag Shows
In a letter to the Texas comptroller, Judge Tim O’Hare requests those accountable for a sexually explicit drag show at Tulips FTW be held accountable.
Shootout Takes Place on the Texas-Mexico Border Hours Before Title 42 Expires
Likely cartel-related, the shootout resulted in several injuries and four fatalities.
Federal
Border Patrol Won’t Track Illegal Aliens Entering the US
The Biden administration instructed Border Patrol to release illegal aliens without processing them.
Fort Hood Becomes Fort Cavazos, Removing Association With Confederate General
The Central Texas outpost is one of nine U.S. Army installations to change its name to remove an association with the Confederacy.
Colin Allred: America Would Be Better Off Without Second Amendment
The Democrat congressman is challenging Ted Cruz for the U.S. Senate.
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