ADVERTISEMENTUPDATE: March 8 ― After more than 13 hours of public comments, the State Affairs Committee voted 7-1 to approve the bill, according to the Texas Tribune. Dan Patrick, back the bill on the use of bathrooms in public schools and government buildings. One supporter told the committee about how she was traumatized after a man filmed her in a public restroom with a hidden camera. But opponents repeatedly pointed out that existing law already prohibits men from assaulting women in public bathrooms, or any other locations. Republicans, who back the bill in larger numbers than Democrats, control both houses of the state Legislature.

Source: Huffington Post March 08, 2017 00:40 UTC