The agency quietly rolled out the policy change on its website last week, days after DPS blocked changes to the sex listed on a Texas driver’s license.
State health department blocks transgender Texans from changing sex on birth certificates
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a conversation about Latino influence on national politics at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro will speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, Mike Madrid and Luis Miranda Jr. The conversation starts at 3:15 p.m. Friday.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Liz Cheney at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
The former Wyoming congresswoman spoke Friday in Austin. She said her father was voting for Kamala Harris.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Wes Moore at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
In a conversation Friday, the Maryland governor discussed his first two years leading the Old Line State and the sprint to Nov. 5.
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The 2024 Texas Tribune Festival
Alejandro Mayorkas joins Texas Tribune Festival lineup
The U.S. Homeland Security Secretary will be interviewed by Laura Barrón-López of “PBS News Hour.”
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Graphics and data reporting
What Texas can learn from Italy’s big bet on tiny community health homes
In Italy, as in Texas, funding hospitals over primary care leaves many feeling “medically homeless.” Italy’s post-COVID plans show another way.
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2024 Texas Elections
Here’s how to vote by mail in Texas for the November 2024 election
The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is Oct. 25. The deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned or postmarked is Nov. 5, unless it is from an overseas voter.
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2024 Texas Elections
How Texans with disabilities can vote in the November election
All Texas voters with disabilities have the right to accessible voting options, whether in person or by mail.
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State Government
Judge allows parental controls for Texas kids’ social media accounts, but blocks content moderation requirement
The rest of the law goes into effect Sept. 1. It’s been challenged by tech industry groups and a free speech advocacy organization.
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Politics
Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations
The request by the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in a letter to the Department of Justice follows a similar request by a Latino civil rights organization.
