Texas

Texas: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

454 bills: 307 Anti-LGBTQ+, 147 Pro-LGBTQ+. 18 are enacted (17 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed436290146
Enacted18171

Most recent bills

All 454 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Texas: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Texas, by sideColumns for each year from 2005 to 2025. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0501001502002005: 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2007: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 16 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 12 Anti-LGBTQ+, 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 19 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 14 Anti-LGBTQ+, 17 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 54 Anti-LGBTQ+, 21 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 70 Anti-LGBTQ+, 14 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 134 Anti-LGBTQ+, 38 Pro-LGBTQ+20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025Bills introduced each year in Texas, by sideColumns for each year from 2005 to 2025. The numbers are in the table below the chart.050100150200200520092013201720212025

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Texas by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2005 to 2025. The numbers are in the table below the chart.024682015: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2017: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2021: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+20052007200920112013201520172019202120232025Enacted bills in Texas by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2005 to 2025. The numbers are in the table below the chart.02468200520092013201720212025
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
202517213438880
2023847014651
2021755421110
2019311417000
201726197220
2015221210110
201317116000
2011927000
2007817000
200510010000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents40346
Bathrooms & facilities34313
Sports participation33330
Youth gender-affirming care70637
Adult gender-affirming care202
Medicaid & public funding for care880
Insurance coverage19316
Prisons, jails & detention15141
Schools & curriculum603723
DEI & bias training27252
Drag & public expression12120
Book bans & censorship35350
Pronouns, names & outing110
Marriage, family & custody442222
Nondiscrimination protections1093574
Hate crimes909
Religious exemptions29290
Military service101
Conversion therapy15114
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law25124
Symbolic resolutions & recognition26242
Government process, funding & data936

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors47470
Employment Nondiscrimination32032
Housing Nondiscrimination29029
Sports Ban: K1227270
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination24024
End Legal Recognition21210
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law21210
Education Nondiscrimination19019
Marriage Equality19019
Sports Ban: Colleges19190
Censorship: Book Ban18180
Forced Outing: Schools18180
Show the other 115 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Trans Bathroom Ban: K1218180
Don't Say Trans: K1217170
Trans Child Abuse17170
Don't Say Gay: K1216160
Insurance Nondiscrimination16016
Conversion Therapy Ban14014
Prison Placement Ban14140
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties14140
Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban13130
Religious Exemptions: Medical13130
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws13013
Censorship: Drag Ban12120
DEI Ban: Government12120
Discrimination in Education12120
Forced Outing: Mental Emotional Well-Being11110
DEI Ban: Colleges990
DEI Ban: K12990
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges990
End Legal Recognition: WBR880
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban880
Religious Exemptions: Marriage880
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Marriage Ban808
Broad Discrimination: Local Ordinances770
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies716
Discrimination in Healthcare770
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges770
Don't Say Trans: Colleges770
End Legal Recognition: SWWA770
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Public Funds770
Social Transition Ban770
Trans Segregation Bill: Shelters770
Broad Nondiscrimination606
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Medicaid660
DEI Ban: ADEIB550
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government550
Don't Say Trans: Government550
End Trans Panic Defense505
Gender Marker Change Ban550
Intersex Protection505
Same-Sex Marriage Ban550
Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination550
Anti-Bullying404
Anti-Harassment404
Birth Certificate Or Identification404
Broad Discrimination440
Child Custody Bill440
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA440
Hate Crime Classification404
Religious Exemptions: MRFA440
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations440
Censorship: Online Obscenity330
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban330
Child Custody Bill: DACPA330
DEI Ban: EMDT330
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12330
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Insurance Prohibition330
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Therapy or Counseling Ban330
Inclusive Bathrooms303
Opt-In LGBTQ Education330
Religious Exemptions330
Religious Exemptions: PFCGDA330
Religious Exemptions: Trans DNE330
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Anti-Sodomy303
Trans Bathroom Ban330
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage220
Censorship: Age Verification220
DEI Ban: CPC220
Easy Name And Gender Changes202
Gender Affirming Care202
Gender Affirming Care Ban220
Holiday/Recognition202
Implicit Bias Training202
LGBTQ+ Education202
LGBTQ+ Elder Rights202
LGBTQ+ Health Care202
Public Investment Restriction: Social Credit Score220
Religious Exemptions: Academic220
Suicide Prevention202
Supporting LGBTQ+ Owned Businesses202
Adoption Ban110
Anti-Abortion110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Healthcare110
Child Custody Protections101
Civil Unions101
Conversion Therapy Legalization110
DEI Ban110
Don't Say Gay: Colleges110
Don't Say Gay: Elementary110
Don't Say Trans: Elementary110
Forced Outing: Medical110
Foster Children Protections101
Gender Affirming Care Ban: All Ages110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Detrans Coverage110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Under 21110
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Under 26110
Healthcare Nondiscrimination101
Jury Nondiscrimination101
LGBTQ "Grooming" Bill110
Legalizes Abduction of Trans Kids110
Military Nondiscrimination101
Misgendering: Forced110
Misgendering: Permitted110
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban: Colleges110
Pathologization110
Prisoner Nondiscrimination101
Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care110
Religious Exemptions: K12110
Religious Exemptions: Solemnization110
Repeal Pro-LGBTQ Laws110
Sports Ban110
Sports Ban: Non-Academic110
Sports Ban: SWSA110
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Facilities110
Trans Segregation Bill110
Voter Nondiscrimination101

Hearings

Hearings listed for this jurisdiction, newest first. Each hearing's page links to the official video where there is one.

Hearings, newest first
DateChamberCommittee
HouseElections on
HouseState Affairs on
HouseState Affairs on
HouseHuman Services on
HouseHuman Services on
HouseConstitutional Rights & Remedies, Select on

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
William MetcalfRRepresentativeHD-01689
Valoree SwansonRRepresentativeHD-15068
Steve TothRRepresentativeHD-01566
Cole HefnerRRepresentativeHD-00563
Briscoe CainRRepresentativeHD-12861
Jared PattersonRRepresentativeHD-10661
Bob HallRSenatorSD-00258
Greg BonnenRRepresentativeHD-02458
David SpillerRRepresentativeHD-06857
Cody HarrisRRepresentativeHD-00855

All 320 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case c73495659N.D. Tex.District2026
Case 4:26-cv-06268S.D. Tex.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-01845W.D. Tex.District2026
Case 4:25-cv-04090S.D. Tex.District2025
Case c2689812W.D. Tex.District2025
Case D-1-GN-24-001276261st District Court, Travis CountyState2024
Case nf1c1ae20b7N.D. Tex.District2024
Case c4531992N.D. Tex.District2023
Case 23-0697Supreme Court of TexasState2023
Case c60396092N.D. Tex.District2022

All 20 court cases

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.