Big business calls on Texas to abandon anti-LGBT initiatives

Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, speaks during a Get Out The Vote campaign event in Beaumont, Texas, on Thursday, Feb. 17. (Photo: Mark Felix/Bloomberg)

A number of high-powered global businesses called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) to abandon the state’s anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives. Sixty-five companies including Apple (AAPL), Capital One (COF), Google, Ikea, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), LinkedIn, Macy’s (M), Microsoft (MSFT), PayPal (PYPL), and Yahoo signed the open…