{"id":1994496,"date":"2023-08-08T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-greg-abbott-signs-save-womens-sports-act\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T20:10:11","slug":"gov-greg-abbott-signs-save-womens-sports-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-greg-abbott-signs-save-womens-sports-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott signs &#8216;Save Women&#8217;s Sports Act&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-greg-abbott-signs-save-womens-sports-act%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1994496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>12:55 PM \u2013 Tuesday, August 8, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott held a ceremony in Denton, Texas, where he signed <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/TX\/text\/SB15\/id\/2807032\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 15<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-greg-abbott-signs-save-womens-sports-act\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott signs 'Save Women's Sports Act'.\">legislation \u2064concerns collegiate athletes<\/a> in\u200d the state of Texas who compete on sports teams segregated by players\u2019 \u201cbiological sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the governor signed \u200cthe \u200ccontentious bill, which is also referred \u2062to as the \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports Act,\u201d that is scheduled to\u2063 go into effect in September \u200dof this \u200byear. <\/p>\n<p>Abbott (R-Texas)\u2062 celebrated the signing at \u2063the \u2062Texas Women\u2019s Hall of Fame at Texas Woman\u2019s University.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Texas Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a> signs \u2018Save \u200bWomen\u2019s \u2062Sport Act\u2019 . The bill prohibits biological\u2062 men from \u2062competing  against\u200b women\u200c in college sports. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Riley_Gaines_<\/a> calls it a huge win. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mkjIHd8N0G\">pic.twitter.com\/mkjIHd8N0G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stella Escobedo\u2062 (@StellaEscoTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StellaEscoTV\/status\/1688632570475597824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Riley Gaines, a spokesperson for \u200bthe National Collegiate Athletics \u200dAssociation (NCAA) \u200dswim team, was also\u200c present \u2063at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is \u200bhuge news, not only for Texans, but \u2062for girls across the country,\u201d\u2063 said Gaines.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u201cSave Women\u2019s Sports Act\u201d forbids transgender-identifying \u2064athletes \u200bfrom competing\u2064 on college sports teams that do\u2064 not match their own biological sex, which stems from legislation that was passed two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In May, the governor also signed a law that bans sex reassignment surgery and hormone blockers for\u200b minors, referred to \u2064as \u201cgender-affirming care\u201d to more\u2063 progressive individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Both bills will reportedly go into effect\u2063 at the \u2064beginning of September.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Women have thrived under\u200c college sports.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve mastered discipline, spurred drive, &#038; cast visions to achieve greatness.<\/p>\n<p>We won\u2019t allow that to be jeopardized in\u2063 Texas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P8GcB95c4s\">pic.twitter.com\/P8GcB95c4s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2062Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1688685889092718592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe \u2063here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u200bHouston Astros visit\u2064 the White House\u2064 following their\u200d 2022 World Series win<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nearly two years ago, 13 U.S. service members were \u2064killed during\u2062 the withdrawal from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Two Conservative Groups recently\u2062 filed a lawsuit to\u200c block the Biden \u2062Administration\u2019s plan to cancel Student Loans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Trump is not alone in his calls to\u200d move the January 6\u200c trial to West Virginia\u200d as\u2064 the state\u2019s Attorney\u2062 General Patrick Morrisey has \u2064echoed the same call<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BENGALURU (Reuters) \u2013 South Korea\u2019s Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday it plans to launch \u200bmore electric vehicles under the\u200b Hyundai and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>BERLIN (Reuters) \u2013 \u2064German technology group Robert Bosch said on Tuesday that it will establish a\u2063 joint venture with TSMC, Infineon and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>TAIPEI (Reuters) \u2013 Taiwan \u200bSemiconductor \u2062Manufacturing Co\u2064 (TSMC) said \u200bon Tuesday that its board had approved \u2064a 3.5 billion \u2062euro ($3.8 billion)\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) \u2013 Meta \u2064Platforms is asking a court in Norway to stop a\u2062 fine the Nordic\u2063 country\u2019s data\u2026\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 15 in Denton, Texas. 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