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Internal agency records show employees with the Department of Public Safety, which issues driver’s licenses, reported each time someone requested to update the sex listed on their state ID.

The move comes a few weeks after the Texas A&M System issued a similar ban, which is being challenged in court.

Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday declaring court orders to change sex on driver’s licenses and birth certificates "void" and saying altered documents must be changed back.

The Texas Real Estate Commission fired Frank Zamora after he refused to comply with a rule prohibiting pronouns in email signatures.

Last session, GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other legislation targeting the LGBTQ community. With the Republican Party growing more conservative, experts say it's likely the theme will continue.

Gilberto Hinojosa, 72, served as the party’s chairman for more than a decade. He resigned after telling The Texas Newsroom that immigration and transgender issues contributed to Democrats’ 2024 election losses.

Gilberto Hinojosa, the longtime chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, apologized for saying immigration and transgender rights hurt Democrats at the polls.

Julie Johnson’s win came as Sarah McBride of Delaware was elected the first openly transgender congressperson.

The Department of Public Safety and the Department of State Health Services are no longer following court orders to update someone's sex on driver's licenses and birth certificates. Transgender Texans and advocates say this could put their community at greater risk of being denied certain services and threaten their safety.