 Cook said that the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton has called the measure "unconstitutional" and therefore no hearing will be set.Tinderholt accused Cook of "hiding behind the office of attorney general" so as to block a vote on the legislation.On April 10, 2017, Tinderholt challenged Joe Straus, the House Speaker from San Antonio, to permit Texas State Senate Bill 6, known as the bathroom bill, to come for a vote before the full House.