Austin, Texas (KBTX) - House Bill 567, also known as The Texas CROWN Act, has been signed into law by the Governor, effective September 1st, 2023.
The CROWN Act, which stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, would prohibit discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race, according to the office of Representative Rhetta Bowers, the author of the bill.
It passed out of the Texas Legislature Saturday with bipartisan support, earning a vote of 143-5 in the Texas House and 29-1 in the Texas Senate.
BREAKING NEWS - The Governor has signed HB 567, the Texas CROWN Act! Thank you to Adjoa B-a Asamoah, Co-Creator of the CROWN Coalition, and Senator Borris L. Miles, our Senate Sponsor, and the countless tireless advocates for all of your hard work. We did it! #txlege #CrownAct pic.twitter.com/xBMOTNjSgh — Representative Rhetta Andrews Bowers, HD113 (@RhettaForHD113) May 28, 2023
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givin_u_the_high_hat on May 30th, 2023 at 15:02 UTC »
If this keeps kids from being shamed by the administration at schools for their hairstyles, this is very uplifting news. Almost 20 states have similar laws now.
katz332 on May 30th, 2023 at 14:35 UTC »
My job put "afro" under inappropriate hairstyles in the official HR training book. They only recently took that out. Remember folks, racism is malignant because it can be incredibly subtle. But I would have been written up if I didn't burn my hair every week.
This is great news
user-name-1985 on May 30th, 2023 at 12:37 UTC »
Have pigs started flying down in Texas?