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Texas AG Sues NCAA Over Trans Women in Sports

2/26/2025

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking a stand by suing the NCAA, pushing for mandatory sex screenings for student-athletes to uphold a ban on trans women in women's sports. He argues that the NCAA's new policy undermines President Trump's executive order, allowing biological males to compete based on modified birth certificates, and aims to safeguard the integrity of women's sports.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking a stand by suing the NCAA, pushing for mandatory sex screenings for student-athletes to uphold a ban on trans women in women's sports. He argues that the NCAA's new policy undermines President Trump's executive order, allowing biological males to compete based on modified birth certificates, and aims to safeguard the integrity of women's sports.