Texas Governor signs bill requiring student athletes play on teams matching birth sex
… on Monday signed a law that bars student athletes
… restoring rights granted to women under Title IX
… not from letting students compete in competitions “that is designated for the biological sex opposite
… as correctly stated on their official birth certificate”
… “protects girl’s safety and their right to equal access to athletic opportunities,”
… was passed 76–61 in the state House and 19–12 in the state Senate
… the 10th such piece of legislation passed in the United States