The move would re-organize the federal handling of the virus, so it is treated as a common threat to public health that can be handled through the usual powers of agencies.
The bill cites a lack of adequate evidence to support "gender-affirming" treatments and calls for a systematic review of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex change surgeries such as bilateral mastectomies for minors.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee security as the state faces a record number of illegal immigrants at the border.
"It's objective by whose standard? ... That standard seems to be White, educated, and fairly wealthy," noted Kathleen Carroll, former executive editor at the Associated Press.
YouTube and Twitter have censored an undercover video from investigative journalist Project Veritas revealing a Pfizer executive who apparently exposed the company.
Project Veritas placed a digital billboard outside Pfizer's New York headquarters, replaying its undercover conversation with Pfizer executive Jordon Trishton Walker.
