Chaos erupted Tuesday at the Texas State Capitol in Austin when a crowd protesting a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors was cleared out of the building.
PUBLISHED 9:11 PM CDT May 02, 2023AUSTIN, Texas — After waiting hours, a crowd protesting a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors erupted as the Texas House finally brought it up for debate. As their shouts grew louder and more disruptive, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan took the rare step to clear them out. In the Capitol hallways, it got rough. State troopers took down and handcuffed a few demonstrators. Then, the protesters were escorted entirely out of the Capitol.
Though the bill was delayed due to a technical error, it’s expected to be back up for debate later this week DPS officers took down and handcuffed a few demonstrators after they were removed from the House Gallery. They were escorted out of the Texas Capitol. I was asked to leave too, but I identified as press.
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