House Unveils More Business-friendly Bathroom Bill, With Nod From Dallas Cowboys

AUSTIN — House lawmakers will debate a so-called "bathroom bill" next week that supporters hope will be less worrisome to business interests concerned the measure could hurt the Texas economy.The decision to debate the House bill, and to set aside a more severe version passed last month in the Senate, marks the latest split the two chambers have experienced during a particularly divided legislative session. The House bill has already received initial backing from the Dallas Cowboys, support that is politically critical but lacking for the Senate's version."It's likely that we'll be supportive of that bill," Bill Miller, the Cowboys' lobbyist, told The Dallas Morning News on Thursday. "It doesn't cross the line with us."  Continue reading...