Texas agency renounces workplace training that mentioned gender identity definitions

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller speaks to a crowd gathered in front of the Governor’s Mansion on Oct. 10, 2020, to protest COVID-19 business closures and mask mandates. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

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On Wednesday morning, Texas Department of Agriculture employees attended a mandatory training about equal employment opportunity led by an employment lawyer who teaches at Texas State University and served in the Navy. The training covered typical subjects for such meetings: discrimination, harassment and protected classes of employees.