Texas ‘bathroom bill’ dies in special legislative session

Dominionist grifter Dan Patrick humiliated again. I think it was pressure from business that killed it. When a billionaire says “Hell no!” even the most obtuse Bible thumping quack politician will sit up and take notice.

Texas measures criticized as being discriminatory for limiting transgender people’s access to bathrooms in schools and public buildings died on Tuesday, as the House adjourned and ended its special legislative session.

Business leaders and civil rights groups had battled to defeat the bills, saying they advanced bigotry, would tarnish the state’s image and damage its economy. The measures were blocked by moderate House Republicans.

Adoption by Texas, the most populous Republican-dominated state, could have fed momentum in other socially conservative states on the issue, a flashpoint in the U.S. culture wars.