THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
Policy dates
Dated records from the atlas: effective dates and court orders checked against a primary document, and the “since” dates sources reported.
These records do not add up to a complete policy history. A “since” date is a date a source reported, kept as that source's claim. A date does not show what the policy was before or after it, whether it was enforced without interruption, or whether services were available. Chart publication dates, file timestamps and changes in a source's wording are not treated as policy events. A missing date does not mean that no policy existed.
4 dated records
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Bathroom Ban In Public Colleges, Domestic Violence Shelters, & All State & Local Government Buildings; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated (Pending)
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Code Construction Act defines sex, male/female and man/woman by reproductive biology code-wide
Tex. Gov't Code § 311.005(14)-(20) and §§ 2051.251-.252 (Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., ch. 543, H.B. 229)
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Banned
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.
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Banned
Date explicitly reported in Transitics’ Since column. The description is the source’s captured wording; this entry does not establish prior policy or uninterrupted enforcement.