CBS Austin reports on Abbott’s call for criminal probe following AIM investigation
January 30, 2025
Texas governor calls for criminal probe into school district over trans athlete comments
IRVING, Texas (CITC) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday an official at a school district should be fired and his district must be investigated for criminal and civil offenses after the release of an undercover video by the non-profit group Accuracy in Media.
Reny Lizardo, the executive director of campus operations and attendance initiatives at the Irving Independent School District, told an undercover Accuracy in Media reporter the district can have “plausible deniability” when questioned whether it has allowed certain athletic participation by transgender students.
A Texas law requires public school students to compete in athletics with those who share their biological sex.
“This Irving ISD Administrator should be fired on the spot. Both criminal & civil investigations must be taken against both the Administrator & Irving ISD,” Gov. Abbott wrote on X. “Has Irving ISD and its employees been involved in a fraudulent breach of state laws & a cover up? We must get the facts.”