Texas bill restricting transgender student athletes’ sports participation has enough votes to pass, House Speaker Dade Phelan says
Three times this year — in the regular session and in two subsequent special sessions — legislation targeting transgender student athletes sailed through the Senate only to falter in the House. Full Story
![House Speaker Dade Phelan sits on an interview with The Texas Tribune at the Capitol on Aug. 24, 2021.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wPGCbhmdCPvG-NbcJNri62JRtoU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/0fcf2cf7a23f6296cc77fec9de63b981/TTF21%20Dade%20Phelan%20EG.TT.jpg)