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Texas attorney general says state board can’t ban social workers from discriminating against LGBTQ or disabled people

Texas attorney general says state board can’t ban social workers from discriminating against LGBTQ or disabled people

In a nonbinding opinion, Ken Paxton said the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council doesn’t have the authority to punish social workers who refuse service to clients based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or disability status. By Isabella Zou, The Texas Tribune Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a nonbinding legal opinion Monday that

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