Anti-LGBTQ politics put economic growth, jobs at risk. Yet Texas is going there again
April 23, 2019 at 14:14 PM EDT
The LGBTQ community and major technology companies in Texas say a bill passed by the state's Senate is a license to discriminate. The measure, known as Bill 17, would give licensed professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants the right to turn people away based on their religious beliefs. Amazon, Dell, Apple and Facebook are among the large Texas-based employers who urged the state to drop the bill, which now goes to the Texas House for a vote.
