Texas Implements Restrictions on Transgender Athletes in College Sports

Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that requires college athletes to play on teams that align with the sex they were assigned at birth, limiting transgender athletes' participation in college sports. The law creates an avenue for "injunctive relief" against public higher education institutions and college sports teams in Texas that violate the rules. Opponents of the legislation, including transgender Texans, have said it discriminates against a very small group of people who already face challenges with being included and feeling safe.