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Free Enterprise
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Personal Responsibility
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Digest
HB 5593 amends the Family Code to restrict eligibility for adoption and foster care. It specifies that only adults who identify as the same biological sex listed on their birth certificate at birth (except for corrections of clerical errors) may petition to adopt or foster a child. This effectively prohibits transgender individuals from adopting or fostering children in Texas​.
Author
Valoree Swanson
Co-Author
Hillary Hickland
Keresa Richardson
Contact the Author
Rep. Valoree Swanson
Capitol Phone:
(512) 463-0572
Capitol Office:
EXT E1.408
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