Texas Legislature to consider bill clarifying medical exceptions in state's abortion ban
The bill represents a pivot from GOP legislators who have defended the abortion ban in the face of lawsuits and medical scrutiny.
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Paxton says state agencies don't have to comply with orders to change person's sex on government documents
Paxton's response follows a request from Texas DPS over whether it was allowed to make those changes to a driver's license.
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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 declaring court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses ...
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 ...
Texas lawmaker introduces bill to clarify medical exceptions in state’s abortion ban
A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill to change the language in the state’s abortion laws to make it clearer when exceptions ...