Texas lawmakers have introduced more anti-transgender bills than those of any other state

State lawmakers across the country have filed a tidal wave of legislation targeting the rights of transgender people — and Texas, numerically, is at the forefront of that attack, according to a database tracking anti-trans bills nationwide. Members of the Texas Legislature have filed 37 anti-trans proposals since the start of 2023, more than any other U.S. state, according to the online site Track Trans Legislation, which uses the LegiScan API data service to track bills' progress. Only Missouri comes close, with lawmakers in that state having proposed 34 pieces of anti-trans legislation so far in 2023.