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Texas Lawmakers Clash Over Transgender Bathroom Bill – PATDOLLARD

More nonsense to destroy white society/Western Civilization. Excerpted From The Guardian: Less than two months after failing to pass a “bathroom bill” restricting access for transgender people , Texas lawmakers are trying again amid fierce opposition from Democrats, civil rights groups and leading businesses. A special legislative session will start on Tuesday in Austin. Among the main items on the agenda is a measure to limit transgender access to restrooms and changing facilities. The issue is the latest battleground in the conflict in Texas between moderate, pragmatic Republicans and far-right, ideologically driven conservatives emboldened by the rise of Donald Trump. That clash is embodied by antipathy between two of the state’s most important politicians: Joe Straus, speaker of the House and a relative moderate, and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick , a Christian conservative who was the state chairman of Trump’s presidential campaign. Passing a bathroom bill is a top priorit...

Texas lawmakers clash over contentious transgender bathroom bill | US news

Less than two months after failing to pass a “bathroom bill” restricting access for transgender people , Texas lawmakers are trying again amid fierce opposition from Democrats, civil rights groups and leading businesses. A special legislative session will start on Tuesday in Austin. Among the main items on the agenda is a measure to limit transgender access to restrooms and changing facilities. The issue is the latest battleground in the conflict in Texas between moderate, pragmatic Republicans and far-right, ideologically driven conservatives emboldened by the rise of Donald Trump. That clash is embodied by antipathy between two of the state’s most important politicians: Joe Straus, speaker of the House and a relative moderate, and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick , a Christian conservative who was the state chairman of Trump’s presidential campaign. Passing a bathroom bill is a top priority for Patrick. In a sign of the pressure being placed on moderates as Texas politics lurche...

Texas's 'Bathroom Bill' Is Dead—for Now

There's some good news out of Texas today: Legislation intended to limit transgender people 's access to bathrooms in schools and other public buildings in Texas died on Tuesday, when the state House of Representatives concluded a special session without voting on the measure. Though Texas's "bathroom bill"—or, more accurately, a series of bills meant to limit the rights of transgender individuals and require them to use the restrooms, showers, and locker rooms in public facilities that coordinate with the sex on their birth certificate—had the support of Governor Greg Abbott and many Republican state representatives , plenty of business leaders and civil rights groups fought to keep the bill from making its way into law. While the special session of the Texas House was scheduled to conclude on Wednesday, House Speaker Joe Strauss , a probusiness Republican, concluded the assembly a day early, effectively blocking the bills from making their way to a vote. Thoug...