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Council backs planning work to make city facilities ‘gender inclusive’ while critics call state law discriminatory
Summary
Councilmembers approved a resolution to authorize planning work on facility upgrades tied to compliance with Texas' Senate Bill 8; supporters said it protects trans and gender-expansive residents, while opponents called SB 8 lawful and welcomed local alignment.
Councilmembers moved to authorize planning work to review and evolve city facilities to ensure compliance with Senate Bill 8 and to make buildings more gender inclusive. The resolution (item 85) does not appropriate construction money; it directs staff to create a capital improvement plan for facilities to address privacy and single‑occupancy restroom options.
"The purpose of this resolution is to build on the work of city staff, to understand our facilities and really to figure out how inclusive they are and could…
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