Texas Nonprofit Says It Was Impersonated in LGBTQ+ Mailers. A Judge Cleared the Way to Find the Sender
TENT says the flyers and texts used its branding without consent and were aimed at misleading Texas voters, according to a petition filed Thursday.
- On Thursday, October 22, the Transgender Education Network of Texas filed a petition in Travis County court seeking to identify who orchestrated a deceptive mass-mail campaign using the organization's name and branding without permission.
- According to the group's legal filing, the campaign "co-opted TENT's name, materials , branding and website" and was "deliberately distributed in a manner calculated to cause maximum harm to TENT."
- The United States Postal Service traced the mailers' bulk-mail permit to Three Z Printing in Teutopolis, Illinois, while records show the sender, Texas Transgender Student Union, is an LLC registered in Wyoming associated with more than 300,000 LLCs.
- Northwest Registered Agent said it is "immediately beginning the process to officially resign" as the agent for Texas Transgender Student Union, while Republican District Attorney Sarah Stogner opened a forgery investigation.
- The controversy unfolds amid anti-transgender advertising targeting Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, with Stogner warning that such deceptive tactics are "everything that is wrong with our current political climate.
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* CNN… The blue and pink pamphlets began arriving in mailboxes across Texas around Saturday, October 17, just two days before early voting began on October 19. They were addressed to the student at each household. “TEXAS TRANS & LGBTQ+ STUDENT RESOURCE GUIDE” was in bold on the front with intertwined hands underneath. […] But the Transgender Education [...]
Texas nonprofit says it was impersonated in LGBTQ+ mailers. A judge cleared the way to find the sender
By Ashley Killough, CNN Dallas (CNN) — The blue and pink pamphlets began arriving in mailboxes across Texas around Saturday, October 17, just two days before early voting began on October 19. They were addressed to the student at each household. “TEXAS TRANS & LGBTQ+ STUDENT RESOURCE GUIDE” was in bold on the front with
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Fake Trans Pamphlets Sent to Texas Children Traced Through Postal Permit To Trump-Linked Printing Company
The USPS identified an Illinois printing company as the bulk-mail permit holder for disputed Texas pamphlets falsely attributed to a transgender rights group, prompting court action.
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