Texas AG says courts can’t force state agencies to update trans people’s IDs
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared Friday that state court orders to change the sex markers on Texas birth certificates, driver’s licenses and other state-issued IDs are no longer valid. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. State agencies have already prohibited transgender people from changing the sex markers on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses through internal policy changes last year.
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Main Idea: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said state agencies cannot be forced by courts to update transgender people’s sex markers on Texas IDs and should undo past changes.
Key Points:
- Paxton issued a nonbinding legal opinion saying court orders changing sex markers on birth certificates, driver’s licenses, and other state IDs are no longer valid.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety asked whether it could ignore those court orders and reverse changes already made for trans Texans.
- Trans advocates say accurate IDs are important for safety, jobs, travel, voting, and dealing with police, while Paxton says the state should reflect “biology.”
- The move is part of a broader Texas push to restrict trans rights, and it follows similar ID changes in Florida.
Impact on the People
Negative Impact
Texas could make trans people’s IDs harder to fix, which may expose them at work, at airports, and with police, and raise legal costs for families and agencies.
Positive Impact
No clear positive impact identified.
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- Primary:Texas Department of Public Safetygovernment agency or body
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- Attorney General Ken PaxtonpersonPrimaryEvaluated
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Central state agency affected by and implicated in the directive to change or revert sex markers on IDs.
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Texas Department of Public Safety director whose request prompted the attorney general opinion.
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State agency involved in the policy changes restricting birth certificate sex-marker updates.
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