AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House and Senate voted Saturday evening to give final approval to a bill that extends the state's ban on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives to more than 1,200 K-12 public school districts across Texas.

Senate Bill 12 now heads to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk after the Senate voted 20-11 and the House voted 77-40 to accept the conference committee report on Saturday. The wide-ranging bill authored by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) bans schools from using DEI in hiring and training.

SB 12 would ban teaching gender identity and sexual orientation while requiring parents to opt their children into sex education.

"I believe strongly in this bill, because I believe strongly that parents deserve not just a seat at the table, but the seat at the head

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