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Groups Concerned Pending Texas Bill Could Weaken LGBTQ Protections

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A coalition of business groups and convention and tourism leaders, which includes ASAE, is expressing concern that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature could weaken protections for the state’s LGBTQ workers. ASAE is opposed to legislation that would harm Texas’s reputation as a welcoming state.

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

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Saying that a pending bill in the Texas Legislature would discriminate against the LGBTQ community and hurt business, ASAE, along with others in the tourism, business, and association community, held a press conference to oppose it. The bill failed to pass during the 2017 legislative session and during a special summer session.

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Hispanic Journalists Reject Conference Sponsorship From Fox News

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Mexico border in El Paso, Texas , and Balta said Starnes’ wording mirrored a manifesto released by the gunman. On his show, Starnes spoke of an “invasion of a rampaging horde of illegal aliens,” described immigrants as violent criminals, and compared them to Nazis invading Europe in World War II.

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