Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into two Dallas-area school districts regarding transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports. Paxton sent letters to the Dallas Independent School District and Irving Independent School District, requesting documents related to the eligibility of transgender students to participate in sports. Undercover footage from the conservative group Accuracy in Media shows employees allegedly advising parents on changing birth certificates to allow transgender students to compete, leading to the resignation of Irving ISD’s Reny Lizardo. Governor Greg Abbott has called for criminal investigations against Lizardo and the school district. Dallas ISD’s LGBT Youth Program Coordinator, Mahoganie Gaston, was also implicated in advising parents to change birth certificates to circumvent Texas law against transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports. Paxton has vowed to hold accountable anyone found to be allowing biological boys to participate in girls’ sports. In December, he sued the NCAA over transgender athlete policies. President Donald Trump has also issued an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Texas is actively cracking down on any attempts to circumvent state laws on transgender athletes in school sports.
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