Texas Sex Offenders In Sight Of Rare Policy Win
March 30, 2013 9:33 AM
AUSTIN (AP) — Four convicted sex offenders huddled in a busy hallway at the Texas Capitol, congratulating each other for going public and testifying against a bill that would plaster their criminal past on their Facebook profiles.
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It’s not a change of heart swaying lawmakers but the wringing hands of frustrated business leaders — they complain their bottom line suffers when the public discovers who’s on the payroll.
The odd result: Sex offenders and Gov. Rick Perry’s favorite conservative think tank is among those left seeing eye-to-eye. The Texas Public Policy Foundation, which backs business-friendly bills, argues the current registry comes between the private relationship between employer and employee.
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