Dallas Schools Will Comply With State Transgender Sports Ban

April 11, 2025, 3:53 PM UTC

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a mutual order ensuring Dallas Independent School District won’t circumvent a state law banning transgender female athletes from competing on girls teams.

The Thursday order requires the district’s superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde to issue a district-wide communication informing employees that they must comply with the law.

  • The order comes after Paxton’s lawyers moved to depose district representatives last month. The district admits no wrongdoing, the order says.
  • Paxton opened the investigation in February after he says a district LGBTQ+ coordinator was filmed telling a person claiming to be the parent of a prospective student ...

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