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'Bathroom bill' Fails to Make It Out of Texas Special Session | Houston Style Magazine

By Madison Park, CNN (CNN) -- A controversial bill that would require people to use school restrooms and facilities that match the sex on their birth certificates has died in the Texas Legislature . The so- called bathroom bill , which transgender advocates and major Texas companies had opposed, failed to make it out of the House on Tuesday, the last day of the state's special legislative session . Senate Bill 3 had passed the state Senate earlier during the special session . The potential legislation had divided Texas Republican lawmakers , pitting ardent supporter Lt . Gov. Dan Patrick in opposition to House Speaker Joe Straus . Moderate voices said Texas would face the same backlash North Carolina did last year when it passed a similar but broader bill. North Carolina lawmakers repealed the bill in March after business groups, athletic organizations and entertainers condemned it. "We hope that this time, this issue remains settled : Texans don't want harmful, anti-t...

Texas 'bathroom bills' appearing to die out with limited time left in Special Session

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'Bathroom Bill' on agenda for Special Session in Texas. AUSTIN - With three days left in the Texas Legislature Special Session , Texans, organizations, and lawmakers are continuing to speak out on the bathroom bill.  The two bills filed during the Special Session related to bathroom privacy are Senate Bill 3 (SB3) and House Bill 46 (HB46). SB3 requires people in state, city and county buildings and public and charter schools use multiple occupancy bathrooms , locker rooms and showers according to the sex on their birth certificate or state- issued identification card or CHL. HB46 states cities , counties and school districts can't create and enforce their own policies regarding the use of multiple occupancy restrooms , showers and locker rooms. It makes no mention of gender or sex.   Several civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol Monday to deliver to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House a list of signatures from more than 50,000 Texans who...