In Texas, Republican lawmakers have passed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender children. It will also require patients already on transition medications to wean off of those treatments. It now heads to the desk of Texas’s right-wing Governor Greg Abbott. The Texas state House on Wednesday also advanced a bill banning trans college athletes from school sports competitions.

Meanwhile, Republicans in Florida stepped up their attacks on transgender rights Wednesday, as Governor Ron DeSantis signed a slew of extreme measures into law. They include a ban on transgender people using public restrooms that align with their gender identity, and a ban on gender-affirming care for children and most adults, with criminal penalties for providers who violate the ban. State courts now have the power to separate trans children from their families if they support transition care. Other legislation bans minors attending events hosted by drag performers, and bars transgender and nonbinary students and school staff from sharing their preferred pronouns.

In other Florida news, publisher Penguin Random House and PEN America are suing the Escambia County School District for banning books on race and LGBTQ issues, citing a violation of the First Amendment.