adrina
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Money talks, bullshit walks. Even if it is about the money, it still comes out to the right action. Sounds like Texas may learn from NC's mistake.
Transgender activists and business leaders urged a Texas Senate panel on Friday to scrap legislation that would limit bathroom access for transgender people, saying it was a discriminatory measure that would hurt the state's economy. More than 250 civil rights activists, executives and others registered to speak to the Republican-dominated Senate as it began consideration of the measure, the most closely watched item on the state's agenda during a 30-day special session.
Ashley Smith, a transgender woman and San Antonio architect, said transgender women suffer more violence than the general public, and a bathroom bill would make her more fearful. "Can’t you see how this legislation would make the very real problem of assault even worse?" she asked members of the Senate Committee on State Affairs.
Talk of the bathroom bill has already led to about $66 million in lost convention business, convention officials from Texas' top cities told the committee. If the measure is enacted, the state could lose about $1.4 billion from lost conventions, sports contests and other events, they said.
During the regular session that ended in May, the Texas Senate easily passed such a measure. But it died in the state's House of Representatives under pressure from pro-business Republicans. Political analysts expect a similar pattern for the special session.
Money talks, bullshit walks. Even if it is about the money, it still comes out to the right action. Sounds like Texas may learn from NC's mistake.