Rep. Ratcliffe opposes administration’s transgender bathroom directive

WASHINGTON (May 14, 2016) Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) released the following statement in response to the administration’s directive Friday requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their chosen gender: “The federal government has no role in regulating school bathroom use, and the President’s recently announced proclamation is nothing more than a […]

Rockwall Mayor’s Message: Open letter to citizens about restroom ordinance

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 11, 2016) First, I do not know why we have to have this conversation about the use of public restrooms.  We have never had a law against this, nor needed one, because common sense has prevailed and folks have used the appropriate facilities.  Unfortunately, however, we have been thrust in a […]