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How changes to driverās license policies could impact transgender Texans
Read full article: How changes to driverās license policies could impact transgender TexansTransgender Texans are facing a new hurdle as their driverās licenses can no longer be changed to align with their gender identity.
Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition care
Read full article: Texas sues to block new Biden administration rule protecting access to some gender transition careIn March, the federal government said providers canāt deny gender care to transgender people that would be provided to others for other purposes.
Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state lines
Read full article: Texas conservatives test how far they can extend abortion and gender-transition restrictions beyond state linesRecent state and local legal maneuvers signal that Texasā conservative movement could be wading into a complicated Constitutional morass the country hasnāt dealt with since before the Civil War.
Texas AG Ken Paxton probing Austin childrenās hospital following video of social worker discussing transition-related care
Read full article: Texas AG Ken Paxton probing Austin childrenās hospital following video of social worker discussing transition-related careOn the same day the Texas Legislature is set to debate Senate Bill 14, a proposed ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for kids, the attorney general files a request to examine documents related to the use of puberty blockers and counseling for trans youth.
Texas bill advancing in the Senate would block minors from updating gender on birth certificates
Read full article: Texas bill advancing in the Senate would block minors from updating gender on birth certificatesOpponents of the bill call it a āpower play aimed at making the lives of transgender children as difficult as possible.ā
Texas Families would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in sweeping āparental rightsā bill backed by Lt. Gov.
Read full article: Texas Families would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in sweeping āparental rightsā bill backed by Lt. Gov.The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.
Photos: āWe donāt feel safe here.ā A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.
Read full article: Photos: āWe donāt feel safe here.ā A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.Texas policies targeting access to health care for transgender youth forced one family to leave the state.
Watch: With a āfeeling of betrayal,ā one family flees Texas in search of safer climate for their transgender daughter
Read full article: Watch: With a āfeeling of betrayal,ā one family flees Texas in search of safer climate for their transgender daughterGov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents who provide their children with gender-affirming care, driving one such family to leave home.
Targeting trans Texans again, Ken Paxton investigating pharmaceuticals over puberty blockers
Read full article: Targeting trans Texans again, Ken Paxton investigating pharmaceuticals over puberty blockersPaxtonās claims that the companies engaged in deceptive marketing practices are part of his ongoing effort to limit access to gender-affirming health care for transgender teens.
āTheyāre talking about how my existence is child abuseā: Trans teen fears crackdown on gender-affirming health care
Read full article: āTheyāre talking about how my existence is child abuseā: Trans teen fears crackdown on gender-affirming health careSpeakers at South by Southwest decried attempts by Texas officials to open child abuse investigations into families whose kids have used treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
Federal judge says Houston-area students defying dress code ban on long hair can return to class
Read full article: Federal judge says Houston-area students defying dress code ban on long hair can return to classIn a lawsuit filed against Magnolia ISD, the ACLU of Texas says six boys and a nonbinary student were disciplined for having long hair under the districtās gender-based dress code.
ACLU of Texas sues Houston-area school district over gender-based dress codeās long-hair policy
Read full article: ACLU of Texas sues Houston-area school district over gender-based dress codeās long-hair policyThe lawsuit says Magnolia ISDās gender-based rule āimposed immense and irreparable harmā on students.
Analysis: A conservative Texas legislative session, with more ā maybe ā to come
Read full article: Analysis: A conservative Texas legislative session, with more ā maybe ā to comeSome conservative lawmakers are worried right now about bills falling to end-of-session deadlines, but several top Republican priorities have either crossed the finish line or are very close.