Some UTSA students forced to move dorm rooms as school complies with state’s ‘bathroom bill’

Senate Bill 8, also known as the “bathroom bill,” takes effect Thursday in Texas, preventing transgender people from using certain state-owned or public bathrooms that don’t match their sex assigned at birth.

The bill will apply: • County and city buildings • Agency buildings, such as the Texas Department of Transportation • Public schools and open-enrollment charter schools • Public universities

The University of Texas at San Antonio is already making changes to comply.

KSAT received an email from a woman who said her daughter was being forced to change dorm rooms because she has a roommate who is the opposite sex.

That email said in part:

“Earlier this year, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 8 (SB 8). This bill requires all state universities and agencies to designate