In one last act before the new city council takes over Odessa leaders have expanded on their controversial bathroom ordinance.
Now civil penalties and trespassing charges can be enforced against anyone who knowingly uses a restroom not matching their birth gender in any city buildings.
Steve Thompson, who was the only city council member re-elected on November 5th, was the lone “no” vote.
Councilmember Vasquez did not attend the City Council meeting, but he did vote no on the original ordinance.
Texas Values Policy Director Jonathan Covey, who testified in ...
