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ASAE Joins Tourism, Business Groups to Oppose Texas “Religious Refusal” Bill

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The bill, which would allow state-licensed professionals to deny services based on a “sincerely held religious belief,” advanced out of the Senate State Affairs Committee March 25. ASAE is scheduled to bring its Annual Meeting to Dallas in 2021, which will result in millions of dollars injected into the city’s economy.

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

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But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place. The bill has been advanced by the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee and is now eligible to be taken up by the full Senate.

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