TEXAS: State’s First Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill Fails To Advance In Small Dallas Suburb [VIDEO]

But a statewide bill is surely coming. ABC News reports:

The Rockwall City Council killed a so-called bathroom bill late Monday night without ever voting on it. Mayor Jim Pruitt, the bill’s lone supporter, faced opposition from all five council members present. Most said they originally supported it but realized it was unenforceable. When Mayor Pruitt called for a vote at about 9:35 p.m., no one seconded him and the bill died. Pruitt told WFAA he wouldn’t rework the language to resurrect it.

It was standing room only in council chambers and every seat was taken in an overflow area set up in the lobby before the meeting began at 6 p.m. It was the largest crowd at a council meeting in several years, officials said. One of the city’s largest employers, Hilton on Lake Ray Hubbard, verbally opposed the ordinance. “Our business will suffer,” said James Montgomery, Hilton General Manager. “This will negatively affect travel and tourism to our area.”

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