Texas Rep. Garnet F. Coleman has tried to change the state's hate crime law every legislative session since 2007 to add protections for transgender people
He had little hope that 2019 would be any different in the Republican-controlled legislature. But with more headlines drawing attention to violence against transgender people, it felt as urgent as ever, he said. "If something's right, you have to keep trying to do it until it gets done," he said.
She asked the public for tips and said she has reached out to the FBI to see if federal hate crime charges are warranted."We are concerned," she said."We are actively and aggressively investigating this case, and we have reached out to our federal partners to assist in these efforts."What changing the hate crime law would doThree states -- Wyoming, South Carolina and Arkansas -- have no hate crime laws, according to the nonprofit think tank, Movement Advancement Project.
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