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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.
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.
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.
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.”
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,
Paxton: Courts cannot order agencies to issue 'transgender' driver’s licenses, IDs
Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a legal opinion finding that state district courts do not have the constitutional authority to direct government agencies to change a person’s biological sex on government-issued identification documents,
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 ...
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 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 ...
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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.
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, ...
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Transgender staffer navigates Texas Capitol with guarded care amid growing hostilities
Despite attempts to deny her existence, Mo Jenkins is steadfast in her public service mission to make life better for others.
Transgender People Applying for Jobs Could Face Jail Time Under Texas Bill
Texas Representative Tom Oliverson seeks to charge individuals with "gender identity fraud" under a Texas bill introduced last week.
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 ...