Texas House gatekeeper likely won’t hold another hearing on ‘bathroom bill’

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A key lawmaker to any statewide legislation tells KXAN he likely won’t hold a special session hearing on the controversial bill known as the “bathroom bill,” which could be the death knell for the bill this year.
House Chair of the State Affairs Committee and State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, said he heard enough in an all night, emotional hearing on the issue during the regular session. The bill must pass his committee to become law and he has not yet c