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Texas is barring transgender people from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses or state-issued IDs to reflect their gender identity.



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Transgender Texans blocked from changing sex on drivers licenses

The Texas attorney general questioned “the validity” of court orders authorizing changes to the sex listed on existing driver’s licenses.

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Transgender Texans blocked from changing sex on driver’s licenses

Starting Tuesday, transgender Texans are no longer able to change the sex on their driver’s license, according to a new state Department of Public Safety (DPS) policy.  “As of Aug. 20, 2024, DPS has stopped accepting these court orders as a basis to change sex identification in department records – including driver licenses,” a spokesperson…

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"Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver’s license" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Transgender Texans can no longer change the sex on…

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Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver’s license

Transgender people in Texas can no longer change their gender on their state-issued IDs or driver's licenses, officials confirmed Thursday.

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Transgender people in Texas blocked from changing gender on state IDs

The Texas Department of Public Safety rule change surfaced in an internal email that also asks driver's license staff to compile the names of people seeking a gender marker change.

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Transgender Texans blocked from changing their sex on their driver's license

Transgender Texans are facing a new hurdle as their driver’s licenses can no longer be changed to align with their gender identity.This comes after a picture of an internal email from the chief of the state’s driver’s license division was obtained by The Texas Tribune.Previously, there were three ways for Texans to get the sex on their driver’s license changed. Residents could get the change made (a) if there was a clerical error made, (b) if th…

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How changes to driver’s license policies could impact transgender Texans

(The Hill) — Starting Tuesday, transgender Texans are no longer able to change the sex on their driver's license, according to a new state Department of Public Safety (DPS) policy.  “As of Aug. 20, 2024, DPS has stopped accepting these court orders as a basis to change sex identification in department records – including driver licenses,” a spokesperson with the department wrote to The Hill.  KUT Texas first reported on the change announced thro…

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Transgender Texans blocked from changing sex on driver's licenses

A leaked Department of Public Safety policy would block Texans from changing the sex on their photo ID except to fix "clerical errors."

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Report: Transgender Texans blocked from changing sex on driver's licenses

Texas has barred transgender people from changing the sex on their driver’s licenses.

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Texas bars transgender people from changing sex on driver’s licenses

Transgender Texans can no longer change the sex on their driver’s license to align with their gender identity — even if they present the state with a certified court order or an amended birth certificate verifying the change, according to an internal agency email. Sheri Gipson, the chief of the state’s driver’s license division, confirmed the policy change to KUT on Wednesday. A day earlier, Gipson sent an internal email detailing the change she…

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