The state of Texas has seen a lot of hearings, debates and deliberations through dozens of proposals to curtail the rights of transgender youth.

The Hearing on Senate Bill 2 scheduled for August 24 went beyond the pale.

It stretched to sunrise on August 25, We checked in on the whole thing. The first shots in the continuing national battle over trans rights which plans to stretch into fall legislative sessions in more than 30 states

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