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State Attorney General Ken Paxton opinion says state IDs cannot be changed to accommodate transgender Texans
In a written opinion issued Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned the validity of court orders directing state agencies to change a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates and other identification documents.
It’s unlawful for transgender people to change the sex on their IDs, Texas AG Ken Paxton says
Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday saying court orders changing driver’s licenses and birth certificates are not valid.
Texas AG says courts can’t force state agencies to update trans people’s IDs
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared Friday that state court orders to change the sex markers on Texas birth certificates, driver’s licenses and other state-issued IDs are no longer valid.
Paxton says trans Texans can’t use court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates
Per the attorney general’s nonbinding opinion, state agencies should change gender markers on government documents back to a person’s sex assigned at birth.
Ken Paxton says it's illegal for transgender Texans to change sex on driver's license
Eight months after ordering the Texas Department of Public Safety and Department of State Health Services to block transgender Texans from changing the sex on their driver's license to match their gender identity,
Bill filed to make 'gender identity fraud' a felony in Texas
Conroe, has filed a bill to amend state penal code to create a new criminal offense of “gender identity fraud.” The bill, HB ...
Texas AG announces probe into Dallas over its sanctuary polices: 'The law is not optional'
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday said he requested records from Dallas and its police department over its ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton says he's investigating Dallas over police department's immigration policies
Paxton in a news release said Dallas' interim police chief, Michael Igo, recently made comments that raise "serious concerns.
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Texas attorney general accuses Dallas of being a ‘sanctuary city,’ announces investigation
Attorney General Ken Paxton claims the Dallas Police Department has refused to help with any ICE raids and deportations.
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Texas AG demands state agencies revoke gender-marker changes
State judges have granted Texans' requests to change their gender markers on state documents. But Ken Paxton’s legal opinion, ...
Accused Texas Megachurch Pastor to Surrender in Oklahoma on Child Sexual Abuse Charges
A former pastor of a Texas megachurch is expected to surrender to Oklahoma authorities on child sexual abuse charges ...
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In lawsuit settlement, Texas Tech’s med school promises it won’t consider race in admissions
George Stewart sued Texas Tech University Health Science Center and five other medical schools claiming they rejected him in ...
Will a Texas-led legal fight over gender dysphoria threaten disabled student protections?
At the heart of the conflict is a fight over adding gender dysphoria to the list of conditions accommodated with disability ...
Former Texas Megachurch Pastor Is Indicted on Child Sex Abuse Charges
Robert Morris, the former senior pastor of the Dallas-based Gateway Church, abused a girl over several years in the 1980s, ...
DOGE cancels plans to close US Attorney's Office in downtown Corpus Christi
The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency no longer plans to close the U.S. Attorney’s Office in downtown Corpus Christi.