A north Texas Republican has filed legislation that would designate places of worship and religious activity as “essential” under Texas law, reports CBS 21 (Dallas-Fort Worth.)
If passed, the bill, by Plano Representative Matt Shaheen, would prevent houses of worship from being forcibly shut down because of a disaster declaration or any other reason.
Shaheen said he presented the legislation, “… after numerous examples across the nation of religious gatherings being expressly prohibited while secular businesses have been permitted to continue to operate.”
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