Texas HB2821

A county may not spend public money or provide compensation in any manner to [...] (1) fund a department, program, or committee [...] that is focused on formulating, promoting, or implementing a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative; (2) hire or contract with an independent vendor or contractor to formulate, promote, or implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative; (3) promote an event, meeting, or club that excludes the participation of a person on the basis of the person's identity classification [...] (4) require or encourage an employee of the county to participate in a workforce training or professional development training that promotes a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative; (5) provide funding to enable an employee or a member of the commissioners court of the county to attend a conference that promotes or teaches a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative; [...] (9) promote or seek to implement a diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative when working with a business or other organization whose purpose is to provide or attract economic development or tourism to the county.

The commissioners court of a county may not [...] adopt or enforce an order or other measure that [...discriminates] on the basis of identity classification in adopting or implementing organizational disciplinary procedures;