THE POLICY LANDSCAPE
Rights, restrictions & the places between.
State
Texas
The current record for Texas in each policy area of the atlas.
| Policy area | Policy reported | Rating (Transitics) | Captured |
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| Birth certificates | Restriction reported Banned | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Driver’s licenses | Restriction reported Banned | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Nonbinary recognition | Restriction reported Bans Recognition | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Bathrooms & facilities | Pending restriction Bathroom Ban In Public Colleges, Domestic Violence Shelters, & All State & Local Government Buildings; Trans People Not Held Liable If Violated (Pending) | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Youth gender-affirming care | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Medicaid coverage | Restriction reported Explicit Exclusion | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Sports participation | Restriction reported Total Ban | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Care in prisons | Conditions / barriers Provides Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy | Rating: Progressive | Captured: |
| Prison housing | Restriction reported Placement According To Biological Sex | Rating: Most Restrictive | Captured: |
| Legal sex definitions | Restriction reported Code Construction Act defines sex, male/female and man/woman by reproductive biology code-wide | Captured: |
A record is what a source reported on the date it was captured, not a legal effective date. An unobserved record is not a finding that no restrictions exist.
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.
Legislation
The atlas tracks 174 bills for Texas. See the list.