🚨 ACTION NEEDED: Protect Texas Children 🚨Urgent call to Action for the Texas GOP Priority: Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids
HB 1549, The Retail Decency act, by Rep. Hillary Hickland will REMOVE sexually explicit devices (sex toys) from stores where children are present.
Dear Reader,
Over 100 Texas organizations & leaders have officially called on Rep. Angie Chen Button, Chair of the Texas House Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development, to schedule a hearing for HB 1549 – The Retail Decency Act.
See who has signed on here 👉
https://StopSexualizingTexasKids.com
This bipartisan bill, authored by Rep. Hillary Hickland and co-authored by Representatives Manuel, Ordaz, Leach, and Leo-Wilson, does NOT ban adult products, but it does protect children by ensuring that sexually explicit devices and paraphernalia are not displayed and sold in stores where children are present.
These items are showing up:
– On open shelves near kids’ toothbrushes
– In Valentine’s displays with candy and stuffed animals
– With cartoon-style packaging and flashy slogans
– On advertising trucks driving through major cities
This kind of exposure isn’t just inappropriate—it’s dangerous. It blurs boundaries, mirrors grooming tactics, and puts children at risk of premature sexualization and exploitation.
We believe parents—not retailers—should decide when and how their children are introduced to sensitive topics.
Over 100 organizations, community leaders, and concerned citizens have signed on in support of this bill. But time is running out.
💥 We need your voice! Take these TWO critical actions TODAY:
✍️Sign the coalition letter today and help us get this bill the hearing it deserves:
👉https://StopSexualizingTexasKids.com
📲 CALL Chair Angie Chen Button and ask her to schedule HB 1549 for a hearing next week! Call her at: 512-463-0486.
Help spread the word and grow support by sharing this call to action with friends and family! Together, we can protect Texas children from harmful exposure and stand up for family values.
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In liberty and God's grace,
Christin Bentley M.S.
SD-1 State Republican Executive Committeewoman
Chair Sub-Committee Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids