Parker extends city rights policy to transgendered
By BRADLEY OLSON
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
April 3, 2010, 12:07AM

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6941909.html

Mayor Annise Parker has updated a 12-year-old Houston non-discrimination policy to include transgendered individuals, a step that has won praise from supporters in the gay community but has prompted criticism as well.

The two executive orders she signed last week prohibit city employees from harassment or discrimination in hiring, promotion and contracting based on gender identity, adding to existing prohibitions based on race, creed, color, sex, national origin, age and disability.

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Houston mayor issues sweeping non-discrimination order
April 2nd, 2010
Parker's directives include protection for transgender community

http://www.dallasvoice.com/instant-tea/2010/04/02/houston-mayor-issues-sweeping-non-discrimination-order/

HOUSTON — Lesbian Mayor Annise Parker has issued an executive order protecting LGBT city employees that is possibly the most comprehensive in the nation.

Parker's order replaces one signed by her predecessor, Bill White, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor. White's order covered sexual orientation and was similar to protections for gay, lesbian and bisexual employees in Dallas.