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Texas Lt. Gov. details new controversial transgender bathroom bill filed today

Published on January 5, 2017 under CommunityImpact

In November, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick identified regulation of bathroom use based on the gender individuals were born as a legislative priority for the coming session. He named the Women’s Privacy Act the No. 6 on his list of 10 priorities alongside property tax reform, voter identification and a statehouse spending cap. That list of priorities has now grown to 25 items, and today, along with Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, Patrick unveiled the details behind the so-called “bathroom bill.” Kolkhorst, the author of SB 6, said the bill encompasses three main sections. The first prohibits any local government from making a […]

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