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The University of North Texas (UNT) system confirmed that it has lifted its “pause” on drag performances across its campuses, in response to a demand letter from civil liberties organizations informing the school that it was violating its students’ First Amendment rights.
The ACLU of Texas, Transgender Law Center, and Baker McKenzie filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging key aspects of Senate Bill 12 on behalf of the Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network, Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT), a teacher, an individual student, and her parent.
The Texas House passed House Bill 7, which severely limits access to medication abortion by restricting the manufacture, prescription, and distribution of abortion-inducing drugs in Texas and out-of-state.
The Texas House passed Senate Bill 8, which bans transgender and intersex people from accessing restrooms and other multi-user facilities (e.g. domestic violence shelters, jails, prisons) that align with their gender identity in government-owned buildings.
Civil rights organizations sent a letter to public school superintendents across Texas, warning school districts not to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.
The Texas House today gave initial approval of new congressional maps in a mid-decade redistricting effort. Despite widespread outcry, state lawmakers advanced the latest maps without providing an opportunity for public input.