Texas state leaders, with Governor Greg Abbott at the helm, have pushed to limit transgender Texans from identifying by a sex or gender other than their birth i ...

Lawmakers in the Texas legislature are considering a bill that would prohibit people in the state from changing the gender marker on their birth certificate to reflect their gender identity.

It would further the state’s current voter ID laws by requiring people to provide proof of citizenship, such as a birth ...

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court orders to change the sex markers on Texas birth certificates, driver’s licenses and other state-issued IDs are no longer valid.

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 ...

State agencies should not honor court orders to change the sex on someone’s driver’s license or birth certificate, according to an opinion filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Friday.

“Birth certificates are no different ... attacking the validity of legal court orders from state judges.” In a statement, Paxton said Texas “will follow common sense and restore any ...

Mike Braun executive order that ended the process for updating gender markers on state documents, specifically birth certificates. Complying with the executive action, the Vital Records Division ...