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The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” comes as part of a national movement with 10 other states -- including California, New York, and Virginia -- that have already passed their own CROWN legislation. The author of House Bill 392, Dallas Democratic Rep. Rhetta Bowers, says the fact alone that this bill was even heard was a victory in itself. “These are conversations that were had around the kitchen table, at the beauty salon, barbershop, but never in public settings,” said Bowers. “It’s time because this has been happening for fa...

Hearing on CROWN Act, legislation that would ban hair discrimination, held in Austin Taisha Walker, Reporter Updated:  Tags:  Deandre Arnold testifies at a committee hearing in Austin, Texas, on HB 392, also known as the CROWN Act, on April 29, 2021. (KPRC) AUSTIN – A public heairng was held Thursday in Austin for House Bill 392, which is also known as the CROWN Act. Members of the State Affairs Committee heard testimony from several people, including Deandre Arnold -- a former high school senior from Mont Belvieu who was suspended over the length of his dreadlocks. The dress code at Barb...

The House State Affairs Committee heard testimony in support of the CROWN Act to ban race-based hair discrimination Thursday morning. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. 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 ...

‘Every kid deserves to go to school and be themselves,’ advocate says in Texas CROWN Act hearing DeAndre Arnold, who made national news last year, lent his support when Rep. Rhetta Bowers and the Texas Legislative Black Caucus succeeded in getting a hearing for the bill seeking to ban discrimination based on hair texture or style tied to race. Deandre Arnold arrives for the 92nd annual Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on February 9, 2020. Arnold testified in favor of the CROWN Act at a Texas legislative hearing in Austin on April 29, 2021.(VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty I...

Texas lawmakers consider bill that would prevent schools and workplaces from discriminatory bans on dreadlocks, other hairstyles Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. 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 cult...