Texas to tighten rules on transgender athletes competing in high school sports

Activists for transgender athletes and LGBTQ issues have called the bill mean-spirited and discriminatory.

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By Associated Press Reporter

Texas is poised to become the latest and most populous state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high school sports.

State politicians approved a measure that requires transgender athletes to play on teams that align with the gender listed on their original birth certificate, not their current gender identity.