Texas, Ken Paxton and transgender

Ken Paxton says it's illegal for transgender Texans to change sex on driver's license
In a legal opinion issued Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered state agencies to "immediately correct" birth certificates or driver's licenses.
It’s unlawful for transgender people to change the sex on their IDs, Texas AG Ken Paxton says
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a controversial opinion, declaring it unlawful for transgender individuals to change the sex on their driver's licenses and birth certificates.
Texas Republican proposes jail time for identifying as transgender
AUSTIN — A Texas Republican has filed a bill that would criminalize transgender people who mislead the government or an employer by stating their gender identity as their biological sex.
If passed, Texas bill could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud'
If passed, Tom Oliverson's House Bill 3817 would allow transgender people to be charged with "gender identity fraud," a state felony.
Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail
The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.
Ken Paxton opinion says state IDs cannot be changed to accommodate transgender Texans
The Texas Department of Public Safety requested the opinion in September, about a month after it stopped accepting court orders to change gender markers on driver’s licenses. The Department of State Health Services also stopped allowing gender changes on birth certificates unless the hospital made an error.
Texas Bill Could Criminalize Transgender Identity on Official Documents
A Texas bill proposes jail time for trans people who list their gender identity instead of birth sex on official documents. Critics call it extreme.
Bill proposed in Texas could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud'
A bill proposed in the Texas legislature could charge transgender Texans with a felony if they commit what proponents call “gender identity fraud.”
What to know about a Texas lawmaker's misgendering comments that set off a social media storm
A transgender congresswoman was called ‘Mr.’ by a Texas lawmaker Tuesday setting off a social media storm. Here's what to know about the legislators involved.
Texas bill would charge transgender people with ‘fraud’
Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly ...
Texas Republican introduces bill to make being transgender a felony
A Republican representative in Texas has introduced a bill that would make being transgender a felony in the state, ...
Texas congressman causes uproar after referring to trans colleague Sarah McBride as 'Mr.' during hearing
On social media, Self later wrote “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” ...
House hearing abruptly ends after dispute involving Republican, transgender lawmaker
A House subcommittee hearing abruptly ended on Tuesday when Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self introduced the first openly ...
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Why a Texas state worker refused to remove email signature pronouns, even when it cost him his job
Federal employees have been ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures. Some state governments have emulated the ...
Texas GOP lawmaker says he was thanked for grabbing anti-Trump sign at speech
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX) said he was carrying out the will of people in his district when he ripped a sign away from a ...