January 18, 2025
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Texas Competes

Coalition supporting an LGBT-friendly Texas surpasses 1,000 members

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

HOUSTON— BHP Billiton, one of the world’s largest natural resources companies, today becomes the 1,000th Texas economic stakeholder to sign a pledge stating that Texas must be welcoming to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people as an economic imperative. BHP Billiton’s petroleum unit, a major upstream oil and gas producer, is headquartered in Houston. “BHP…

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Texas business leaders move aggressively to combat proponents of ‘religious freedom’ legislation

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

It is no surprise that proponents of so-called ‘religious freedom’ legislation have emerged in Texas. An array of conservative red states are all crafting some form of legislation that would allow businesses to deny services to anyone – not just the LGBTQ community – based on their religious convictions. But a coalition of business and…

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