House Bill 25 , passed in , says public school students can only compete in sports aligned with their biological sex assigned at birth. Paxton cites surreptitiously recorded videos which surfaced recently, reportedly showing officials in both districts fielding questions from people claiming to be parents of transgender children. The district also said of the administrator captured on video that "[i]ndividual employees do not speak on behalf of the district. Got a tip?
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