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Texas AG Paxton investigating two more school districts over trans athlete policies
Ken Paxton has sent letters to Richardson and Hutto ISDs requesting they turn over their policies related to a state law requiring students participate in sports aligned with their assigned sex at birth.
AG Ken Paxton targets Hutto ISD, claiming it violated Texas law on transgender athletes
Paxton's office demanded documents from multiple school districts, including Hutto ISD, claiming a district employee tried to circumvent state law.
Texas AG Ken Paxton expands probe into school districts over transgender athlete policies
The Texas attorney general is asking multiple North Texas school districts to turn over documents regarding their policies on transgender student athletes.
Suspicions about student athlete’s gender care must be investigated, AG Ken Paxton says
Coaches and parents had questioned whether an unnamed athlete, taking part in a UIL competition, was using testosterone.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Investigates Dallas and Irving School Districts for Alleged Noncompliance with Women's Sports Laws
TX Attorney General Paxton investigates Dallas and Irving ISDs over compliance with state laws on women's sports.
Texas AG Ken Paxton requests documents from Dallas ISD, Irving ISD 'to ensure no boys are competing in girls’ sports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office has requested "an extensive list of documents" from both Dallas ISD and Irving ISD "to ensure that the districts are not allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports.
Texas AG demands documents on trans athletes in Dallas, Irving ISDs after controversial videos
Paxton’s letters to both districts are based on secretly recorded videos suggesting Dallas and Irving ISD officials may have violated a 2022 Texas law requiring public school students compete in athletic competitions based on their biological sex only.
Texas attorney general launches investigation into Dallas, Irving ISDs over compliance with state sports laws
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will launch an investigation into the Dallas and Irving Independent School Districts to ensure compliance with state laws protecting women’s athletics.
Richardson ISD under review as Texas AG expands scrutiny of transgender student policies
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton expanded his ongoing review of Texas schools’ actions regarding transgender student athletes to include Richardson and Hutto.
Texas GOP lawmakers seek to give AG Ken Paxton power to prosecute abortion, election fraud
SB 846, filed by Sen. Bryan Hughes would give unprecedented prosecutorial powers to the attorney general on issues of voter ...
Ken Paxton and 18 other Republican AGs publish letter calling on Costco to end DEI practices
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in a letter signed by 18 other Republican attorneys general, called on Costco to end its ...
Paxton weighs Cornyn challenge as Texas GOP rift deepens
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...
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Ken Paxton considering US Senate run against John Cornyn: reports
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John ...
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Texas students taking steroids for gender-affirming care ineligible for UIL sports: Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released an opinion Thursday outlining that public school students taking steroids to undergo gender-affirming care would be ineligible to participate in ...
Texas AG Paxton demanding Costco end DEI practices
Paxton joined attorneys general from 19 other states, demanding that Costco end what they call "discriminatory" diversity, ...
AG Ken Paxton appeals federal judge's decision that parts of SCOPE Act are likely unconstitutional
An Austin-based federal judge ruled Friday that some aspects of a Texas law limiting minors' access to digital platforms ...