By S.E. Jenkins

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AUSTIN, Texas ( KTVT ) — The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs will meet on Monday to consider Senate Bill 7, which would mandate the bathrooms that transgender people may use in government and school buildings.

The Texas Women’s Privacy Act would set rules for the use of “multi-occupancy private spaces,” like restrooms and locker rooms, in “state agencies and political subdivisions,” such as schools. It bases access on an individual’s “biological sex, defined by sex organs, chromosomes and birth certificate,” rather than gender identity.

What happens if the Texas Women’s Privacy Act passes?

The bill requires that “A political subdivision or state agency shall ensure each multiple-occupancy private space in a building the po

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