Texas House report denounces bathroom bill, says it poses threat to Amazon HQ2 bid
In a report released last week, the Texas House Select Committee on Economic Competitiveness condemned last session’s “bathroom bill,” saying it may hurt Austin’s bid to become Amazon’s second headquarters and may be dangerous to the future of the state’s economy.
Senate Bill 6 would have prohibited transgender individuals from using the bathrooms that align with their gender identity in public schools and other public accomodations.
Although it failed in last summer’s special session, the report said merely considering the bill had caused economic damage, citing $66 million worth of canceled convention business to Texas cities.
“When policymakers even contemplate ideas that put business viability at risk, it injects uncertainty in the economy,” the report said.
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