/tags/transgender-policy transgender policy en-US Copyright Tue, 13 May 2025 10:38:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-13/texas-pass-gender-trans-affirming-health-care-lgbtq The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide gender transition health care to also cover any care related to "adverse effects and reversals." Tue, 13 May 2025 10:38:01 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-13/texas-pass-gender-trans-affirming-health-care-lgbtq Blaise Gainey /texas-news/2025-05-09/texas-misgender-senate-punishment Senate Bill 1999 would bar punishment against public employees and students who misgender their peers. The bill now heads to the Texas House for consideration. Fri, 09 May 2025 14:03:37 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-09/texas-misgender-senate-punishment Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /government/2025-04-01/texas-attorney-general-paxton-deposition-dallas-isd-transgender-athletes-policy The Texas Attorney General's Office has filed a legal petition to depose several district officials, including its superintendent, to "ensure that the District is not violating Texas law by permitting biological males to participate in girls’ sports." Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:21:00 GMT /government/2025-04-01/texas-attorney-general-paxton-deposition-dallas-isd-transgender-athletes-policy Bill Zeeble /texas-news/2025-03-19/texas-collected-information-on-transgender-drivers-it-wont-say-why 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. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:06:12 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-19/texas-collected-information-on-transgender-drivers-it-wont-say-why Lauren McGaughy /health-wellness/2025-03-06/patients-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit-paxton The names and birthdates of patients at the center of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's lawsuit against Dr. M. Brett Cooper were mistakenly released in records provided to ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº. Thu, 06 Mar 2025 11:14:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-06/patients-gender-affirming-care-lawsuit-paxton Kailey Broussard /health-wellness/2025-02-11/trumps-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-young-people-puts-hospitals-in-a-bind Hospitals and clinics that have offered gender-affirming treatments to transgender youth reacted in a variety of ways to an executive order that aims to halt the care. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:08:32 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-11/trumps-ban-on-gender-affirming-care-for-young-people-puts-hospitals-in-a-bind Selena Simmons-Duffin /texas-news/2025-02-04/cdc-purge-of-forbidden-words-online-creates-real-world-fear-advocate-says The San Antonio AIDS Foundation's CEO says people in the LGBTQ community are fearful that their access to health information and medical care will be curtailed under the Trump Administration's executive orders regarding transgender people and queer identities, and they're terrified of the message the administration is sending. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:44:26 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-04/cdc-purge-of-forbidden-words-online-creates-real-world-fear-advocate-says Bonnie Petrie /texas-news/2025-01-27/feds-drop-charges-against-texas-doctor-accused-of-leaking-transgender-care-data Dr. Eithan Haim of Dallas had faced four counts for wrongfully disclosing the individually identifiable health information of underage patients at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 11:58:46 GMT /texas-news/2025-01-27/feds-drop-charges-against-texas-doctor-accused-of-leaking-transgender-care-data Ayden Runnels | The Texas Tribune /news/2024-12-23/these-are-our-most-read-stories-for-2024 Our reporters at ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº did some amazing work. Here's a list of the top stories from 2024. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-23/these-are-our-most-read-stories-for-2024 Michael Ludgood /texas-news/2024-11-26/texas-legislature-shifts-right-what-that-means-for-the-lgbtq-community Last session Texas 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 after the election, experts say it's likely the theme will continue. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:46:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-11-26/texas-legislature-shifts-right-what-that-means-for-the-lgbtq-community Blaise Gainey