Last session Texas GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. With the Republican Party growing more conservative after the election, experts say it's likely the theme will continue.
Hundreds outside the state Capitol in 2023 protest anti-LGBTQ legislation making its way through the Texas Legislature.
Matt Lamb, a political science professor at Texas Tech University, believes the focus on restricting LGBTQ rights in Texas will only intensify next year. "Largely, I imagine they are pursuing these sorts of pieces of legislation — or, if not legislation, then making this a big part of their rhetoric and their messaging — largely because it works," Lamb explained.However, that hasn’t stopped the GOP lawmakers from filing even more bills targeting the transgender community.
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