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Bill backed by Gov. Greg Abbott to ban 'furries' in schools stalls in Texas House By Benjamin Wermund, Austin Bureau Updated May 14, 2025 10:28 a.m.

Last week, the Texas House Committee on Public Education’s debate of the “Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education,” or FURRIES Act, drew both headlines and online ...

That would be Republican state Rep. Stan Gerdes, author of the FURRIES Act, an embarrassing acronym that unpacks into the "Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education Act." ...

The FURRIES Act in Texas would make it illegal for students “using a litter box for the passing of stool, urine, or other human byproducts” in school.

The F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act to ban “Furry” behavior in our schools now has the support of Governor @GregAbbott_TX and Speaker @Burrows4TX, who recognize the importance of keeping distractions out ...

A Texas bill, known as the FURRIES Act, would ban non-human behaviors in public schools, including the use of litter boxes and wearing animal accessories. Rep. Stan Gerdes, the bill's author ...