Newsweek cites AIM investigation in ‘Texas To Investigate Schools Over Transgender Policies’

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into two of the state’s school districts after their employees appeared to advise an undercover reporter on how they could circumvent the state’s ban on transgender students taking part in girls’ sport.

The investigation applies to Dallas Independent School District (DISD) and Irving Independent School District (IISD), with Paxton vowing that any bid to circumvent state law regarding transgender students in girls’ sport would be “rooted out.”

DISD told Newsweek it would “continue to support and uphold all laws as required by the state.”

Newsweek contacted Attorney General Paxton outside of regular office hours on Friday via telephone and voicemail message for comment, along with IISD via email.

Why It Matters

In Texas, legislation took effect in January 2022 requiring student athletes to play on male or female sports teams in accordance with the sex listed on their birth certificate.

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s and girls’ sports across the United States.

Paxton’s announcement of an investigation shows his determination to enforce state law in the context of a more general backlash against transgender athletes competing in female sports, an issue that Trump campaigned on during the 2024 presidential election.