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Texas "Bathroom Bill" Passes In Senate, House Vote Uncertain

Red River Radio | By Chuck Smith
Published March 15, 2017 at 9:10 AM CDT
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TEXAS HOUSE BILL - 6:  A  North Carolina-style "bathroom bill" in Texas won preliminary approval Tuesday in the state Senate over the objections of big businesses including Amazon and American Airlines. After a long debate, the Texas Senate voted 21-to-10 in favor of Senate Bill 6. It would bar transgender people from using the restroom of their choice at publicly-owned facilities.  Republican State Senator Lois KolKhorst of Brenham is the sponsor. She says bill supporters don’t believe that Transgender people themselves would target women in bathrooms but that predators take advantage of open policies.

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Sen. Lois Kolkhorts (R) Brenham, TX
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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.
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