austin texas bill would restrict access public bathrooms transgender people approve texas senate committee wednesday hundreds people line nearly 21-hour session legislation critics say promote discrimination bill would require people use restrooms correspond gender birth certificate gender identify go republican-controlled senate expect pass republican lieutenant governor dan patrick guide senate agenda say legislation priority analysts expect bill make state house representatives concern potential economic impact legislation bill focus heat political issue unite state similar one enact last year north carolina law prompt economic boycott loss sport events estimate cost state hundreds millions dollars texas association business release study january say legislation enact could cost texas much 8.5 billion state gross domestic product loss 185,000 job first year alone texas lieutenant governor dan patrick challenge survey bring north carolina republican lieutenant governor dan forest texas rally support bill nearly 70 businesses include state big employers american airlines send letter republican leaders month ask reject bill ground would legalize discrimination third-grader testify hundreds register testify 250 people address committee wait 12 hours many bill opponents line corridors capitol dome core bill privacy republican state senator lois kolkhorst bill sponsor tell committee almost testimony bill supporters say would help prevent sexual predators target women children chelsa morrison whose 8-year-old daughter marilyn start third grade suburban dallas school gender transition choke back tear tell committee daughter bully legislation enact would devastate marilyn tell lawmakers trans people real look one right bill horrify transgender friends say would embarrass force use boys bathroom get tinkle get all mother say late telephone interview marilyn attend school latter part last year month leave bully bathroom restrictions school home lieutenant governor patrick call bill common sense legislation north carolina tip spear tell reporters week next pass bill focus privacy person privacy public safety texas committee pass bill curb transgender bathroom access