Duncan Agnew, The Texas Tribune April 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Dreadlocks can be worn just as neat as any other hairstyle, so why are people of color constantly deemed "less professional" for their desire to pay tribute to their culture?Blacqbook/Getty Images/iStockphoto Texas lawmakers could ban race-based hair discrimination in schools and work places — such as dress codes that don’t allow dreadlocks — under a bill known as the CROWN Act, which got its first hearing before the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday morning. "I believe people should not be forced to divest themselves of their racial cultural identity by changing their natural hair in order to adapt to their workplace, school, or home," said Rep. Rhetta Bowers, D-Garland, in a statement prior to the hearing. "People should not miss out on opportunities or success because of the way they choose to wear their natural hair."