The Texas House passed a bill on Thursday that would restrict bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth in government buildings, universities and public schools across the state.
If the bill becomes law it will prevent transgender people using restrooms that correspond to their gender identity.
Newsweek contacted Texas House Republican Angelia Orr, who sponsored the bill, for comment on Friday via email outside of regular office hours.
Over the past few years a succession of Republican-dominated states have passed laws requiring people to use the bathroom that matches their gender as determined at birth in public buildings.
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