The “Texas Bathroom Bill,” SB 8, takes effect Thursday, December 4th. It requires any building that a political subdivision or state agency owns, operates, or controls to take “reasonable step[s]” to limit multi-occupancy restrooms to sex assigned at birth. In plain language, this cruel and dangerous bill requires publicly owned buildings to exclude transgender and nonbinary Texans from using bathrooms and changing facilities that align with their gender identity.    SB 8 also requires family violence shelters that contract with the State Health and Human Services Department to refuse service to transgender women, and for Texas jails to house incarcerated people according to their sex assigned at birth.  What Buildings Are Affected? The bill covers a wide range of publicly-owned buildings, from public schools and universities to courthouses and libraries. This definition even extends to buildings owned by the Dallas Office of Arts and Culture such as the Latino Cultural Center,