Tourism, business groups vow to fight possible Texas bathroom bill
A "loose coalition" of business and tourism executives is working together to try to head off a potential bathroom bill they worry could mean millions in lost revenue for Texas.
Phillip Jones, president and chief executive of Visit Dallas, the convention and visitors bureau, was expected to list the potential legislation as one of the state's top challenges in an address Thursday during the bureau's annual meeting.
The alarm came after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said passing a bill to require transgender people to use the restroom that corresponds with the gender on their birth certificates is a top priority for him this session, which begins Jan. 10.
Jones said the concern can't be overstated. And he used the experience of North Carolina as the poster child for lost revenue and hotel bookings following adoption of a similar law in March.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/tourism/2016/11/30/tourism-business-groups-vow-fight-possible-bathroom-bill
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