Texas attorney general investigating Chick-fil-A ban at airport, calls for DOT to launch federal probe into matter
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday he is investigating the city of San Antonio's decision to block the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain from opening up a store inside San Antonio International Airport. Paxton also called for a federal investigation into the matter.
However, it was the council that was discriminating, wrote Paxton in a separate letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. "In addition to potential violations of the First Amendment, it seems likely the City of San Antonio’s apparent discrimination against Chick-fil-A violates various federal statutes and regulations to which the City is subject as a recipient of Department of Transportation grant funds," wrote the Texas attorney general, pointing to a handful of federal laws that prohibit federal grant recipients from engaging in discrimination based on “creed.
What Paxton's letter doesn't address was the relationship between Chick-fil-A, its founder Truett Cathy, and his WinShape Foundation, which has reportedly provided millions of dollars in support to groups like Focus on the Family that have taken stances against same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. In 2012, the fast food company said it was"taking a much closer look" at the organizations it supported.
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