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TexasTowelie

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Mon Aug 8, 2016, 06:59 PM Aug 2016

Restroom battle may head to the Texas Legislature

A battle over restrooms is building in the Texas Capitol next year.

But what state lawmakers will ultimately do — after months of controversy about transgender Texans and which restrooms they use that included a fierce battle in Fort Worth — is anyone’s guess.

Already, though, it’s clear that the restroom issue “is going to take on a life of its own,” said state Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth.

“It could intensify or slow down,” he said. “It may not be as strict as the North Carolina law. But there are a lot of things that need to be considered and discussed.”

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article94225592.html

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Restroom battle may head to the Texas Legislature (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2016 OP
Umm, toilets. Backed up. Courthouse. GO......P. Eleanors38 Aug 2016 #1
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