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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2019

At issue is a proposed bill ( Senate Bill 15 ) that would prohibit cities from requiring private companies to offer paid sick leave to their employees. But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place.

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

Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2019

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. “These include policies that explicitly or implicitly allow for the exclusion of LGBTQ people, or anyone else.”

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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

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

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