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• and females. created human beings as males and females, designing them with complementary bodies and
• as either male or female.
• and female to protect the rights of male and female to protect the rights and safety and well-being
• It says there are only two sexes and every individual is either male or female.
• They are either male... ... choice. Correct? They are either male or female at that point. Okay?

Bills: HB45, HB79, SB79

Keywords: Medicaid, colorectal cancer, screening tests, noninvasive tests, preventive care, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, sex-based terminology, gender identity, male, female, man, woman, boy, girl, single-sex spaces, women's rights

Bills: HB245, SB16, SB59, SB62, SB79, SB88

Keywords: inhalants, controlled substances, butyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, amyl nitrite, health, public safety, SB16, four-point restraint, hog-tie, hog tie, prone restraint, law enforcement, police, sheriff, use of force, restraint techniques, positional asphyxia, arrest procedures, detention

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• There's an infertility problem among us, not just males; there's also females.
• There's an infertility problem among us, not just males; there's also females.

Bills: HCR 16, HB 782, HB 2159, HB 2288, HB 3281, HB 3819, HB 4656, HB 4696, HB 5494

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• There's an infertility problem among us, not just males; there's also females. With that, it...

Bills: HCR16, HB782, HB2159, HB2288, HB3281, HB3819, HB4656, HB4696, HB5494, HCR16

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

Bills: HB10, HB33, HB35, HB42, HB74, HB102, HB107, HB10, HB33, HB35, HB42, HB74, HB102, HB107

Keywords: body-worn cameras, dashboard cameras, law enforcement, public disclosure, investigation, transparency, juveniles, nonviolent offenses, intervention program, juvenile detention, youth services, volunteer firefighters, cancer compensation, death benefits, line of duty, first responders, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice

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• female boy girl mother man woman male female boy girl mother man woman male female boy girl mother and
• you're a sex is if you are born a male you're a sex is if you are born a male you're a male if you are
• born a female you're a male if you are born a female you're a male if you are born a female you're a
• who identify as women um prevent males who identify as women um prevent males who identify as women
• and person's concerned that there's male and person's concerned that there's male and female and so

Bills: SB82, SB78, SB4, SB6, SB62, SB66, SB77, SB63, SB79, SB53, SB55, HB14

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

Bills: HB1979, HB1225, HB3931, HB4454, HB3849, HB1746, HB3720, HB4275, HB4300, HB3586, HB2268, HB3755, HB4117, HB4294, HB3650, HB4298

Keywords: early childhood education, task force, governance structure, healthcare access, stakeholder engagement, quality services, vital records, birth certificate, birth registration, biological sex, sex designation, male, female, nonbinary, gender identity, X marker, transgender, vital statistics, State Department of Health, State Commissioner of Health

Bills: SB79, HB379, SB253, HB278, HB438, HB233, SB79, HB379, SB253, HB278, HB438, HB233

Keywords: sex-based terminology, gender identity, male, female, man, woman, boy, girl, single-sex spaces, women's rights, privacy, safety, fairness, anti-discrimination, vital statistics, birth certificate, intersex, DSD, differences in sex development, transgender

Bills: SB309, HB192, SB178, SB179, SB237, HB10, HB107, HB189, HB37, HB226, SB309, HB192, SB178, SB179, SB237, HB10, HB107, HB189, HB37, HB226

Keywords: automated driving systems, oversized vehicles, transportation, regulations, permits, HB192, international wire transfer, wire transfer fee, remittance fee, money transmission business, Alabama Securities Commission, Department of Revenue, Education Trust Fund, ELL instructors, English Language Learner, ESL teachers, income tax credit, remittances, international money transfer, migrant families

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• to prot protect the feelings of a male to prot protect the feelings of a male as<00:05:32.479>
• It remains a male body with all the innate design of a male, with significant advantages in strength
• males.
• males.
• So the definition of sex, uh, based on male is male or female.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• males that identify as female or male males that identify as female or male that<00:52:08.440>
• with male.
• with male.
• with male.
• with male.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• biological males entering about males biological males entering into<00:17:10.559> locker<00:
• If you're a biological male, you were born biological male; you're male, and the state will recognize
• If you're a biological male, you were born biological male; you're male, and the state will recognize
• If you're a biological male, you were born biological male; you're male, and the state will recognize
• If you're a biological male, you were born biological male; you're male, and the state will recognize

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• bodies. against male bodies.
• beings who are created male and female. beings who are created male and female.
• males an advantage.
• every sport would be dominated by males. every sport would be dominated by males.
• male and female?"

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We can't compete against male bodies.
• And that talk was all about the biological male being on the team.
• He made the male and female.
• Those ladies got pounded by a male athlete, pounded.
• , someone whose sex is male.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Playing against males or with males on her team leads to an unsafe physical environment and robs her
• It may be competing against male athletes in female sports, including males that identify as female or
• or male competitor.
• Even if a male receives hormone treatments or sex change surgeries, biological males will always have
• with male.

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• Being male or female matters because from birth, even before puberty, on average males have physical
• <00:28:49.519> only requirements for female or male only requirements for female or male only
• /c><00:28:53.919> female<00:28:54.279> refers male and female male and female refers male
• things the distinction between the male things the distinction between the male sex<01:14:17.440
• Well, the average male has this.

Bills: HF1233

Keywords: women's athletics, gender, sports competition, Human Rights Act, biological sex, participation limits, 1183, house

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• Playing against males or with males on her team leads to an unsafe physical environment and robs her
• <00:47:19.839> to individuals who are born as males to individuals who are born as males to
• girls and women when biological males girls and women when biological males were<00:59:36.960>
• teammate or male competitor.
• with male.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Then what, you know, male or female?
• We mustn't treat these males any differently than we would any other male. ...Men are inherently and
• Male and female, God created them.
• ... male could walk in.
• To have a male student use...

Bills: SB7, SB14, SB 7, SB 14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct, abortion, civil liability, abortion-inducing drugs, qui tam actions, Texas Citizens Participation Act, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, healthcare regulations, impact fees, water conservation, reuse projects

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• We mustn't treat these males any differently than we would any other male.
• Male and female God created them.
• People have perceived me to be male in the past.
• This male student was telling this young girl that he was going to put his male genitalia into her female
• The difference of a male and a female is: male has X, Y chromosomes; female has X, X chromosomes.

Bills: SB7, SB14

Keywords: gender designation, civil penalties, private civil rights, multiple-occupancy spaces, Texas Women's Privacy Act, law enforcement, confidentiality, personnel files, employee records, misconduct

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, with the author and committee substitute explaining that the bill would require public facilities to designate multi-use private spaces by biological sex, restrict access to women’s restrooms, locker rooms, showers, sleeping quarters, shelters, and correctional facilities, and create civil penalties and enforcement mechanisms. Members asked about how the bill would apply to family violence shelters, children in mixed-family settings, venue layout, and venue for lawsuits; the author said the bill was similar to prior legislation but with stronger penalties and the 15th Court of Appeals as the exclusive intermediate appellate court for challenges, while clarifying that trial venue should generally be local except for state agencies. The committee also heard that the bill would be amended to better address local venue concerns and shelter-related issues. Invited testimony was largely in support of the bill from witnesses who described personal experiences in women’s sports, prisons, shelters, and public facilities, arguing that single-sex spaces are necessary for privacy and safety. Supporters included parents, former incarcerated women, a Republican county chair, a legal advocate, and a prison educator, who cited incidents involving transgender-identifying individuals in locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and restrooms, and said the bill would restore sex-based boundaries and protect vulnerable women and girls. One witness from Texas Values said the bill was needed despite the recently enacted Women’s Bill of Rights, and another ADF witness said the measure would protect privacy in schools and shelters. Opponents testified that the bill would harm transgender and intersex Texans, create harassment and “gender policing,” and expose cisgender women and children to invasive enforcement. Several witnesses argued there is no evidence that transgender women pose a restroom safety threat, while others said the bill would worsen mental health, employment, and school conditions for trans people and could conflict with prison standards and federal law. Family violence advocates urged changes to protect shelter operations and clarify that children can stay with parents, while other witnesses said the bill would create barriers for victims seeking help. The hearing featured extensive public testimony on both sides, but no final vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• Another, Cassie Carile in Maine, was forced to share a locker room with a male in middle school.
• Male athletes have caused thousands of Male athletes have caused thousands of women<00:14:58.160>
• with a male in middle school. school. school.
• <00:16:38.880> Allowing away by a male competitor. Allowing away by a male competitor.
• > women's<00:16:40.959> sports males to compete in women's sports males to compete in women's

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and pledge, then completed the roll call and declared a quorum of 34 members. The chamber excused absent senators and approved the journal from Friday, January 9, 2026, without objection. No bills or resolutions were introduced at the first opportunity, and there were no orders of the day before the body recessed for a Rules Committee and Committee on Committees meeting. After reconvening, the Committee on Committees reported referrals: Senate Bill 38 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 to Health Services; Senate Bills 29 and 49 to Natural Resources and Energy; Senate Bills 10, 27, 40, and 51 to State and Local Government; Senate Bills 28 and 30 to Transportation; and Senate Resolutions 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 32 to the Senate floor. During announcements, one senator spoke at length in support of laws restricting transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports, urging courts to uphold those laws in pending cases. Other members announced committee schedule changes and made several co-sponsorship requests, all accepted without objection. The clerk then reported new bills and resolutions, including measures on evictions during extreme weather, student journalist freedom, network authority, motor vehicle operation, the Kentucky Horse Park, the Autism Spectrum Disorder Trust Fund, pension oversight, financial training for local boards of education, health care workforce recruitment and retention, and tallow-based cosmetic products, along with two resolutions honoring Robert E. Bob Pernell, Sr. and former Governor Martha Lane Collins. The Senate then adjourned until 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026.