The bill aims to ban students from non-human behavior with exceptions for days designated for costumes like Halloween.

Is it just an expression of freedom or a distraction? Lawmakers want to crack down on students acting like their furry friends during school.

T exas legislator Rep. Stan Gerdes (R) has introduced The FURRIES Act, legislation to punish students who act like non-human ...

A new bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives Thursday by state Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-Smithville)— which would be ...

Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry subculture behavior in ...

The governor's remarks seemed to call back unfounded rumors that public schools across the country were catering to students ...

The Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education, or FURRIES, Act, filed by Austin-area Republican State Rep. Stan Gerdes, would "prohibit any non-human behavior by a student ...

The bill is based on debunked claims that public schools were encouraging so-called furries. Lawmakers have used the claims ...