SB 13 and SB 412 Signed Into Law
As of June 23, 2025, Governor Greg Abbott has signed SB 13 into law. This legislation establishes local school library advisory councils to evaluate new and existing materials. It also gives parents broader access to school library catalogs and the ability to restrict their child’s access to specific books. Now, school boards, rather than libraries, will have the final say regarding library content.
SB 412 was also officially signed into law, increasing the penalties for exposing a child to harmful materials. Specifically, the bill focuses on eliminating excuses that perpetrators have relied on in the past. For example, an adult cannot expose a child to an age-inappropriate book and claim that it has educational merit.
The intent is to more strictly define what is acceptable or unacceptable in spaces where children have access, such as schools, libraries, museums, and possibly online platforms.
Both bills are victories for PTC and support our mission to preserve the innocence of our children and foster a society in which their safety and mental health come first.
PTC President Vanessa Sivadge joins Texas Scorecard’s Brandon Waltens on Real Texans
Protecting Texas Children President Vanessa Sivadge joined Brandon Waltens on his podcast, Real Texans.
In honor of the anniversary of the day she blew the whistle, Vanessa told her story about exposing Texas Children’s Hospital for illegally treating children with gender transition procedures using Medicaid funds. She talked about how she was threatened by the FBI and fired from the hospital, which cemented her resolve to speak up about the illegal and heartbreaking acts she witnessed.
As she listened to doctors lie to confused and struggling children and their parents about transgender care, she wondered how just one person could put an end to the practice. After she blew the whistle, the Texas legislature banned gender transition procedures on minors, giving Vanessa hope that this would encourage other citizens to vocalize concerns.
Today, the Trump administration encourages people to speak out and shine a light on dark and immoral practices. The administration has even created a whistleblower portal where those who witness illegal acts can safely reveal the truth.
“I always say that my work was inside the hospital walls for the last ten years,” Vanessa said, “and now my advocacy has gone from the halls of the hospital to the halls of the Texas Capitol.” One year later, her mission, and the mission of PTC, is to safeguard the innocence of children and affirm biological truth.
SCOTUS Upholds Tennessee’s Ban on Transgender Procedures on Minors
On Wednesday, June 18, the Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee’s law, which blocks all transgender medical treatments on children, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries, is constitutional.
Opponents argued that the law violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. However, the court ruled 6-3 to uphold the law. In December, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti defended the law before the High Court, stating that this is about “protecting kids from the consequences of decisions that they cannot fully understand.”
Sadly, the American Medical Association disagrees. Following the ruling, AMA President Dr. Bobby Mukkamala released this statement: “The American Medical Association is disappointed in today’s decision that opens the door to further intrusion into patient care and harmful government interference into the practice of medicine.”
The AMA has consistently supported gender transition procedures, and even passed a resolution in 2023 committed to “opposing any criminal and legal penalties against patients seeking gender-affirming care, family members or guardians who support them in seeking medical care, and health care facilities and clinicians who provide gender-affirming care.”
Though the position of the AMA is discouraging, the SCOTUS ruling is a major win for organizations like PTC, which are committed to protecting all children from the abuse inflicted by the medical community under the guise of “care.”
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