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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

Associations Now

But six major Texas cities—Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano and San Antonio—have their own nondiscrimination protections in place. Unlike 21 other states and the District of Columbia, Texas employment discrimination laws don’t explicitly protect LGBTQ workers.

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Hispanic Journalists Reject Conference Sponsorship From Fox News

Associations Now

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists—which will host the Excellence in Journalism conference jointly with the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) next month in San Antonio—has rescinded its invitation to the cable news network as an NAHJ sponsor at the event.

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

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The bill was supported by a lot of businesses until a recent rewrite of the bill stripped language that explicitly said the proposed state law would not supersede local nondiscrimination ordinances in place in cities like Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Plano, and San Antonio.

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