Texas governor bans transgender girls from women’s school sports

Attendees look on as the Texas House of Representatives convenes a third special legislative session for controversial legislative items at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S. September 20, 2021. (Photo: REUTERS/Sergio Flores)

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed into law a bill banning transgender girls from participating in female sports at public schools, joining a wave of similar measures emerging from Republican-controlled statehouses across the country.

Supporters of the bill, due to…