(Reuters) — A group of Texas business leaders urged state lawmakers on Monday to abandon plans to pass a bill to restrict bathroom access for transgender people, calling such a measure bad for the economy.
The Republican-dominated legislature began a 30-day special session on Tuesday with 20 items on the agenda, including one of the “bathroom bills” that have been a flashpoint in U.S. culture wars.
Supporter of the legislation have said it is a common-sense measure that protects public safety. Critics call it discriminatory.
