四虎影院

The governor signed Texas' Senate Bill 8 into law on Monday. The so-called "bathroom bill" prohibits people in many publicly owned spaces from using restrooms that don't align with the sex listed on their birth certificate. LGBTQ+ groups and advocates are calling the measure another attack on transgender Texans.

After hours of debate, the Texas House on Thursday passed Senate Bill 8. The so-called 鈥渂athroom bill" restricts access to public restrooms for transgender people. Once the state Senate approves the House鈥檚 changes, the measure heads to Gov. Greg Abbott鈥檚 desk.

Over 100 people provided at times emotional testimony Monday for and against Senate Bill 7, which would require people to use restrooms that match their birth gender.

The bills would carry a $5,000 fine for a first-time violation and comes as momentum for such restrictions has increased in the state and nationally.

Texans have become more supportive of transgender rights in recent years, a new public opinion survey suggests.

Gov. Greg Abbott himself was opposed to the controversial 鈥渂athroom bill鈥� that dominated debate at the Texas Capitol for much of 2017, according to a鈥�

Mary Horn is a ground breaker. She was Denton County's first female tax assessor and the first woman to serve as county judge. And she's lasted longer in鈥�

Most Texas voters don鈥檛 want to remove Confederate memorials or put them in museums, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.Many鈥�

In the wake of the "bathroom bill" fight that generated strong business backlash, House Speaker Joe Straus is putting together a committee to make sure鈥�

SAN ANTONIO 鈥� Texas House Speaker Joe Straus urged business leaders Tuesday to keep up the fight following the failure of legislative efforts this year to鈥�

Powerful business interests and some Republicans joined Democrats and LGBT activists in opposing an effort to pass a law restricting bathroom access for transgender people.

Despite it serving, in part, as the reason lawmakers are back in Austin for legislative overtime, the Texas Legislature could very well gavel out next鈥�