Paxton, Abbott challenge Title IX changes protecting LGBTQ+ students

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton announced separate challenges to federal rule changes extending protections to LGBTQ+ students.
Abbott shared Monday afternoon he sent a letter to President Joe Biden, which detailed how he's instructing the Texas Education Agency "to ignore your illegal dictate" about Title IX. This is the federal policy prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs or activities that get federal funds.Biden&rsqu