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Title: Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to 'Save Chick-Fil-A'
Post by: corbe on May 11, 2019, 03:06:58 am

Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to 'Save Chick-Fil-A'

By Morgan Gstalter - 05/10/19 10:19 PM EDT 

An openly gay member of the Texas House derailed a bill backed by religious conservatives to block communities from taking “adverse actions” against Chick-Fil-A or other businesses.

State Rep. Julie Johnson (D) used a procedural maneuver to shut down the debate over the so-called Save Chick-Fil-A bill late Thursday, The Corpus Christi Caller Times reported.

"Hopefully, this is the day ... discrimination against the LGBT community dies in Texas," said Johnson, a freshman member.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443230-openly-gay-texas-lawmaker-derails-conservative-bill-to-save-chick-fil-a (https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/443230-openly-gay-texas-lawmaker-derails-conservative-bill-to-save-chick-fil-a)

Title: Re: Texas state lawmaker derails conservative-backed bill to 'Save Chick-Fil-A'
Post by: corbe on May 11, 2019, 03:07:47 am

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