Lt. gov. blasts coverage of ‘fear-mongering’ Bathroom Bill study

AUSTIN (KXAN) — “There is no evidence whatsoever that the passage of Senate Bill 6 will have any economic impact in Texas,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Monday afternoon, in a rebuke of both the study that estimated Texas losses for passage of the “Bathroom Bill” at up to $8.5 billion and the news media that reported the study.
Citing a PolitiFact Texas finding that the $8.5 billion claim made in a study commissioned by the Texas Association of Business (TAB)