Texas introduces new bill banning genital mutilation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Senate has authorized a late push in the Republican-controlled Legislature to ban genital mutilation in the country’s largest conservative state.
Republican Sen. Jane Nelson is sponsoring the measure, which has been co-signed by the other seven women in the state Senate.
The deadline to file new bills has passed, but the Senate voted Tuesday to authorize the new bill and refer it to the powerful State Affairs Committee. Texas’ legislative session