Lt. Gov. Patrick takes on speaker of the House over future of ‘bathroom bill’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In a striking reproach of the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Speaker Joe Straus was siding with the policies of former President Barack Obama instead of Texans when it comes to the proposed “bathroom bill.”
Speaker Straus, R-San Antonio, said earlier Friday evening that the House will not negotiate with the Senate on a compromise for the proposed “bathroom bill.”
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