Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people

House Bill 239, which seeks to segregate the use of restrooms and other private spaces based on the state's definitions of sex, is authored by Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring. (Credit: Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune)

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A bill filed in the Texas House co-authored by a majority of the chamber is aiming to restrict the use of bathrooms by transgender people in public spaces and may potentially go further than previous iterations of similar bills to outline restrictions and penalties.