US EditionTexas Will Require State Documents to Reflect Sex Assigned at Birth
- Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 835, known as Trey's Law, on May 15, 2025, in Austin, banning nondisclosure agreements in sexual abuse civil cases involving children and trafficking victims.
- The bill honors Trey Carlock, a Dallas man sexually abused at a summer camp who was silenced by an NDA after pursuing a civil lawsuit before his 2019 suicide.
- Senator Angela Paxton authored the Senate version, emphasizing the law allows survivors to speak out and prevents powerful entities from hiding abuse through NDAs.
- The legislation passed with a unanimous 10-0 House committee vote and is expected to take effect on September 1, 2025, after Governor Abbott's anticipated signature.
- The law aims to protect survivors from enforced silence, marking a significant change in Texas legal practices related to sexual abuse disclosures.
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Texas will require state documents to reflect sex assigned at birth
Many trans Texans have changed the sex listed on their birth certificate, driver’s licenses and other documents. They say their identities will be invalidated under bill headed to governor's desk.
·San Antonio, United States
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Texas Will Require State Documents to Reflect Sex Assigned at Birth
Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that legally erases trans and intersex identities by requiring all state records to define individuals strictly by reproductive anatomy at birth. Critics call the measure discriminatory and dehumanizing.
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