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Council authorizes study of facility changes to respond to SB 8; sponsors say it does not appropriate funds
Summary
Councilmembers discussed and cosponsored a resolution (item 85) directing staff to create a capital improvement plan to make city facilities more gender‑inclusive in light of Texas Senate Bill 8; sponsors said the action authorizes planning only and does not appropriate dollars.
Councilmember Mike Siegel, principal sponsor of item 85, outlined the purpose of a resolution directing the city manager to prepare a capital improvement plan to evaluate how city facilities could be made gender‑inclusive while complying with the Texas Women’s Privacy Act (SB 8), which took effect Dec. 4, 2025. "We are not appropriating dollars today," Siegel said, adding the goal…
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