Republicans in Texas have passed many laws for repression of all sorts of people they wish to persecute.

One of these laws allow the state to rig elections in Houston, the state's biggest city, if Republicans claim there was an "irregularity" in the election.

Another is meant to force trans adolescents to go through puberty the way they do not want to. Forcing people to undergo irreversible biological changes is gratuitous cruelty.

Another law will enable state officials to force prosecution of abortions.

Other Republican laws are nasty in spirit but can be blunted with effort. For instance, young people can defeat censorship of school libraries by buying books and sharing them. Prohibition of drag shows can be overcome by sharing videos.

As for prohibition of participation of trans-people in sports, that may lead to disappointment, but people need to distinguish between the important things in life and the side issues. People can get obsessed with sports, but we should not take that to mean sports matter.