Mays Middleton changed the law to stop men from going into girls' restrooms and locker rooms.
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
Multiple sources show Sen. Mayes Middleton authored the Texas Women's Privacy Act, which Gov. Abbott signed into law and which keeps men out of women's restrooms and locker rooms, so the claim is supported.
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… I mean, they voted no on the Ten Commandments, but yes to allow obscene and pornographic materials in our classroom. It's wrong. You know, me, on the other hand, I changed the law to stop men from playing girls' sports. I changed the law to stop men from going into little girls' restrooms and locker rooms. I changed the law to put the Ten Commandments in schools and stop obscene materials from being shown to children. …
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Supports. Texas Values reports Gov. Greg Abbott signed SB 8, the Texas Women's Privacy Act, authored by Sen. Mayes Middleton, protecting locker rooms and bathrooms from men.[7]
Supports. A Houston Public Media article and a CBS Texas piece quote Middleton describing his authored and passed law as kicking men out of women's restrooms and locker rooms, and the Texas Tribune calls him the bill's author.[6][8][9]
Supports. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's statement credits Sen. Middleton's Senate Bill 7 with keeping men out of women's bathrooms, locker rooms, and family shelters, and the Texas Senate passing it.[5]
Context. The Texas Senate passed the Middleton-authored bill (SB 240 in the 2025 session) along party lines, and a Houston Ordinance history piece confirms SB 8 as the Texas Women's Privacy Act authored by Middleton.[10][11]
Context. Fact-checker sources in the set are index or category pages that do not address this specific claim, so they neither confirm nor refute it.[1][2][3][4][12]
Sources
12 sources: 4 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 2, 6 not rated
- 1Reuters Fact Checkreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2US Politics – Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3News & Politics Archives | Page 19 - Snopes.comsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Latest Fact-Checks In Povertypolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 5Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Statement on the Texas Senate’s Passage of Senate Bill 7 – Protecting Women’s Spaces - Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrickltgov.texas.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 6Mayes Middleton and Nathan Johnson offer stark contrast in ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 7Breaking! Governor Greg Abbott Signs Texas Women's Privacy Act ...txvalues.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Middleton leads Johnson in race for Texas attorney general ...houstonpublicmedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 9In Texas AG race, Middleton runs on conservative, not courtroom, recordtexastribune.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 10Texas Senate Passes 'Bathroom Bill,' Banning Biological ...thetexan.news · not rated · cited for: context
- 11How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Became a Culture Warthebarbedwire.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 12Misinformation Toolkit – Full Factdev.fullfact.org · not rated · cited for: context
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