Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2019

ASAE joined business and tourism leaders in Austin on March 27 in opposing Senate Bill 17 , a pending bill in the Texas Legislature that would weaken LGBTQ rights in the state. “These include policies that explicitly or implicitly allow for the exclusion of LGBTQ people, or anyone else.”

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Associations Now

MARCH 18, 2019

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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Associations Now

MARCH 7, 2017

As a Texas Senate committee considered a proposed “bathroom bill” in a Tuesday hearing, ASAE submitted written testimony opposing SB 6, saying the measure discriminates against members of the LGBT community and is bad for business. The chambers of congress in Austin, South Padre Island, and El Paso, among other cities, also signed.

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