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Coverage dated December 13, 2022 to December 14, 2022

Report: Texas AG sought driver license data on gender change

Headline from KOB 4

Records obtained by The Washington Post show the office of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this summer sought data on how many people had changed the gender information on their driver’s license.

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  1. KCEN Waco

    Report: Texas attorney general’s office sought state data on transgender Texans (opens KCEN Waco)

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    Paxton's office reportedly bypassed the normal channels and went straight to the driver license division staff in making the request for the data.

  2. Fox News

    Texas attorney general sought data on number of people that changed their gender on driver's license (opens Fox News)

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    The Texas attorney general sought data on how many people made a change to their gender identity on their driver's license. DPS found over 16,000 gender changes in the last two years.

  3. The Guardian

    Texas attorney general sought data on gender changes to state IDs (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ken Paxton requested the public safety department for the numbers, but it was never given due to accuracy problems

  4. Advocate

    Trans People's Personal Data Sought by Texas Attorney General (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    Anti-LGBTQ+ AG Ken Paxton had reportedly wanted information on gender changes on driver's licenses.

  5. KOB 4

    Report: Texas AG sought driver license data on gender change (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Records obtained by The Washington Post show the office of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton this summer sought data on how many people had changed the gender information on their driver’s license.

  6. Dallas Voice

    WASHINGTON POST REPORT: Texas AG Ken Paxton asked DPS for list of everyone who changed gender markers on driver's licenses, state IDs (opens Dallas Voice)

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    A new report by the Washington Post, published today (Wednesday, Dec. 14) claims that Texas’ virulently homophobic state attorney general, Ken Paxton, in June asked employees at the Texas Department of Public Safety to compile a list of everyone in Texas who changed their gender markers on their Tex…

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