Los Angeles Times | Big Oil weighs in on Texas 'bathroom bill,' warning it will threaten state's economy Los Angeles Times In a significant blow to Texas cultural conservatives, some of the nation's most powerful oil and gas companies on Monday joined the chorus of business voices opposing Republican lawmakers' contentious “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people. Big oil, Houston execs urge Abbott to flush bathroom bill Oil and gas companies — including Shell, Chevron and Exxon Mobil — come out against Texas bathroom bill Top oil companies join firms opposing Texas 'bathroom bill' |