During the third special session of the Texas Legislature in 2021, House Bill 25 (HB 25) was passed, codifying existing protocols governing public high school and middle school athletics (that is University Interscholastic League, or UIL, athletics).
[Level of support for House Bill 25, legislation] which would require male Texas public high school and middle school students to compete only in sports associated with their biological sex, such that a transgender female (a biological male who identifies as female) would not be eligible to compete in athletics with biological females.
Wording reconstructed from: Description of the item printed in the Hobby School report; the literal questionnaire text is not reproduced in the report.
Wording notes: uses 'biological sex' and glosses transgender female as 'a biological male who identifies as female' | frames the law as 'codifying existing protocols', which minimizes the change
tilts_restrictive — the stem defines a transgender girl as 'a biological male', adopts the restrictive side's terminology throughout, and characterizes the new law as merely codifying existing practice
Subgroup figures (16)
party
| Group | Support (net, valid responses) |
|---|---|
| Republicans | 91% |
| Independents | 73% |
| Democrats | 48% |
gender
| Group | Support (net, valid responses) |
|---|---|
| Men | 74% |
| Women | 65% |
age
| Group | Support (net, valid responses) |
|---|---|
| Baby Boomers/Silent Generation | 82% |
| Generation X | 69% |
| Millennials | 63% |
| Generation Z | 54% |
race
| Group | Support (net, valid responses) |
|---|---|
| White | 75% |
| Latino | 64% |
| Black | 63% |
religion
| Group | Support (net, valid responses) |
|---|---|
| Religion very important | 79% |
| Religion somewhat important | 72% |
| Religion not too important | 56% |
| Religion not at all important | 54% |