Texas lawmakers are trying to pass pro-LGBTQ proposals. Do they have a chance?

Lawmakers in Texas are seeking to pass bills granting non-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people and banning conversion therapy through the Republican-controlled state legislature.

State Rep. Jessica González (D), the vice-chair of the new Texas House LGBTQ Caucus, plans to introduce a bill that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. State Rep. Celia Israel (D), a founding member of the caucus as well, re-introduced her proposal to ban conversion therapy in the Lone Star state.

Related: Texas could charge doctors with “child abuse” if they treat a transgender child or teen

Both proposals are not expected to pass in this session, especially since Texas passed and signed into law protections for anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the last session.

The “Save Chick-fil-A” law banned state and local governments from taking “any adverse action against any person” – including businesses – if they claim that their actions are based on their “sincerely-held religious belief or moral conviction, including beliefs or convictions regarding marriage.”

The president of the group that pushed for the bill has said that the ultimate goal of Democrats passing LGBTQ legislation is to “ban the Bible.” He supports conversion therapy for LGBTQ children and has…

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