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#SaveWomensSports Bill Hearing on Monday, March 13th!

March 10, 2023
Topic: Legislature

On Monday, March 13th, the Save Women’s Sports in College bill, (SB 15 by Senator Mayes Middleton), will be heard in Senate State Affairs Committee in the Senate Chamber.  Women deserve to compete on a level playing field in college, and allowing males to compete in women’s sports destroys fair competition and takes away athletic opportunities from women – including scholarships. When you ignore biology, women get hurt.

The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee will hear the Save Women’s Sports bill, SB 15 by Middleton, MONDAY, March 13th in the Senate Chamber.

Women’s sports laws should apply to every female athlete from grade school to college. Failing to include protections for collegiate athletes undermines the entire purpose of women’s sports laws. As you can see, Texas still has work to do! Check out our new microsite at www.SaveWomensSportsTexas.com

Striping = No protections in college athletics
Here’s how you can TAKE ACTION:

We need our supporters to join us in testifying or registering in favor of the SB 15 at the Texas Capitol on Monday, March 13th.  The hearing will begin at 10:30AM.  If you are testifying, you should plan to arrive no later than 9:30AM to have time to register.

You can view the official posting here.

Note: If you are providing written testimony, you will need to bring 25 copies with you to hand to the committee clerk with your name and the bill number on each copy.

If you are driving to Austin, you can park at the Capitol Visitor’s Parking Garage at 1201 San Jacinto Blvd., Austin, TX 78701.

**Special note: The hearing is the same day as the Texas Values Faith & Family Day at the Texas Capitol.  Consider purchasing a ticket to ride one of our wifi-enabled buses up for the entire day! Purchase a bus ticket here.

The Texas Values policy team will be on site, and will provide you all the support that you need, and step-by-step instructions.  Please immediately contact us at mcastle@txvalues.org if you are able to attend the hearing and need help preparing, or if you have questions about submitting your written testimony.

We also need your help calling and emailing your Texas Senate members, urging them to support SB 15, the Save Women’s Sports Act.

Sen. Alvarado – (512) 463-0106
Sen. Bettencourt – (512) 463-0107
Sen. Birdwell – (512) 463-0122
Sen. Blanco – (512) 463-0129
Sen. Campbell – (512) 463-0125
Sen. Creighton – (512) 463-0104
Sen. Eckhardt – (512) 463-0114
Sen. Flores – (512) 463-0124
Sen. Gutierrez – (512) 463-0119
Sen. Hall – (512) 463-0102
Sen. Hancock – (512) 463-0109
Sen. Hinojosa – (512) 463-0120
Sen. Huffman – (512) 463-0117
Sen. Hughes – (512) 463-0101
Sen. Johnson – (512) 463-0116
Sen. King – (512) 463-0110
Sen. Kolkhorst – (512) 463-0118
Sen. LaMantia – (512) 463-0127
Sen. Menendez – (512) 463-0126
Sen. Middleton – (512) 463-0111
Sen. Miles – (512) 463-0113
Sen. Nichols – (512) 463-0103
Sen. Parker – (512) 463-0112
Sen. Paxton – (512) 463-0108
Sen. Perry – (512) 463-0128
Sen. Schwertner – (512) 463-0105
Sen. Sparks – (512) 463-0131
Sen. Springer – (512) 463-0130
Sen. West – (512) 463-0123
Sen. Whitmire – (512) 463-0115

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