I think I figured it out.

Since every other law is attempting to force women to be stay at home moms, men are having to foot the bill for menstrual products, and we can't be burdening men with such women problems.

OR Republican Texas men don't know what tampons are for because sex ed in Texas, so the women who sponsored it lied and said it's for babies.

It got confused

Maybe they figure they should try to help out since they're trying to force women into pregnancies against their will.

Oh don’t worry it got bundled with a bunch of other bull shit look up Death Star law if your not already aware

I really want to have a positive outlook about this type of thing because I do want to help people. That being said there is nothing stopping retail from marking the price back up to what it would've been with the sales tax and just pocketing the extra.

Bizarrely, they have accidentally implemented an actual pro life policy

According to the links, the law was sponsored by Donna Howard (Dem) and Angie Button (Rep). Said 13 yays and 4 abstained from the financial committee.

Hopefully women constituents from both sides encouraged their reps to push forward.

During the same session they banned drag shows in such a vague way that a trans person playing guitar in a public place could be fined or even arrested for sexual performance. Also made it illegal to refuse to identify yourself to police

Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

I’m guessing it’s for the wrong reasons. I imagine it’s a pro-procreation move.

God I want a socialist tampon inside me so bad. Socialism is so hot.

Yep. But other medical products have been exempt the whole time.

Yes.

Yeah, but it sounds more like a special imposition placed on women for being women if we talk about the "tampon tax" instead of arguing about whether or not there should be special cutouts on sales tax for products used primarily or exclusively by women.

Yes. Problem is it only affects 50% of the population.

It would be fair(er) if it taxed Viagra at the same rate.