The governor signed Texas' Senate Bill 8 into law on Monday. The so-called "bathroom bill" prohibits people in many publicly owned spaces from using restrooms that don't align with the sex listed on their birth certificate. LGBTQ+ groups and advocates are calling the measure another attack on transgender Texans.
Texas is poised to become the latest state to bar transgender people from using public bathrooms after the Senate passed a bill late Wednesday night that also bans transgender people from using locker rooms or from being incarcerated in facilities that align with their genders. The bill, which Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign, is the latest in a slew of anti.
The Texas House has passed a bill that would bar transgender people from using bathrooms in government buildings that align with their gender identities. The Texas Senate on Wednesday again approved a "bathroom bill" proposal that would restrict transgender people from using bathrooms in government and school buildings that match their. Texas Gov.
Gregg Abbott has signed legislation banning transgender people from accessing restrooms and other facilities, including domestic violence shelters and prisons, that align with their. Texas' so-called "bathroom bill" officially takes effect this week. Starting Thursday, Dec.
4, the controversial new law restricts access to restrooms and locker rooms based on the user's. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a new law on Monday banning transgender people from using bathrooms in government buildings that align with their gender identities.
The policies shown in this map prohibit transgender people from using bathrooms and facilities-such as locker rooms, shower rooms, changing rooms, and other sex-segregated spaces-according to their gender identity. Some of these policies apply to K-12 school settings, while others apply more broadly to government. Across the Union 19 states have already passed legislation limiting transgender people's access to the bathroom of their gender identity in public buildings.
Activists from Trans Texas occupy the women's restroom on the first floor of the Texas Capitol after the House State Affairs Committee heard testimony on the "bathroom bill" on Aug. 22, 2025. Bob.