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Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX interpretation

State law that limits transgender student athletes’ participation in sports runs afoul of the updated federal civil rights law, which was expanded to prohibit discrimination against LGBTQ students, potentially putting Texas schools at risk of losing federal funding.

A track and field official places a shootout ball down after its use at the UIL State Track and Field meet, on May 11, 2023, at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin.


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