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Right after the Super Bowl in Houston, the NFL warned Texas about the proposed bathroom bill in the state legislature. Now, with the NBA All-Star Weekend in neighboring Louisiana, the league decided it was a good time to do the same thing.
Sunday's game was originally supposed to be in Charlotte, North Carolina, but was pulled after the state passed a law similar to the one Texas is considering.
Those in opposition to the so-called bathroom bill continue to put a lot of pressure on the state to back down from the bill or face, what they say, will be financial consequences. The NBA's move is generating a lot of buzz - both positive and negative.
Twenty seven-year-old Krista de la Rosa is a huge sports fan. She is also a transgender woman. De la Rosa applauds the NBA for taking a public stance against Texas' controversial transgender bathroom bill -- SB6.
The proposed measure would require transgender people to use restrooms in public schools, government buildings and public universities -- that match the gender on their birth certificate.
"It makes me feel very, very happy and it makes me think that people do care about us, especially on that big of a platform," she said.
Thursday, an NBA spokesman said the association considers factors, like treating participants "fairly and equally," when deciding host event locations like the All-Star game. The game was last held in North Texas in 2010.
Some Texans call the move political posturing.
"The NBA and the NFL need to mind their own business," Zeb Pent, founder of Stand for Fort Worth, said. "Their job is to put out a quality product for their fans. The job of the state legislature is to pass laws that protect their citizens."
Governor Greg Abbott weighed in on the debate during an interview on fox news.
"If the NFL really wants to solve their problem for people who are transgender, the NFL should impose on all of its teams to put their own bathrooms in stadiums to accommodate those people with transgender," Abbott said.
But De la Rosa says she doesn't need a separate bathroom. She just wants people to understand that she is human too.
"I've never had a problem when I went to sporting events," she said. "I identify as a woman, no one says anything to me and I don't say anything to anyone. I get my business done and that's it."
Governor Abbott says if sports leagues continue to "come down on the state of Texas," he may try and pass a bill that would require all professional players to stand and put their hand over their heart during the national anthem. He's referring to some players who have chosen to take a knee instead.