Trap-neuter-release programs for cats are now all legally protected in Texas

Tammy Dexter never thought she would see the day when a trap-neuter- release program for cats would come to her suburban Houston community.

But a bill signed by Gov. Greg Abbott might make that more likely by protecting people from facing possible criminal charges when they return sterilized cats to the wild.

House Bill 3660 slipped through the legislative process without opposition– until now. It raises the divisive issue of whether trap-neuter-release programs are the right way to handle feral cats.