Transgender Texans can no longer change the sex on their driver’s license to align with their gender identity — even if they present the state with a certified court order or an amended birth certificate verifying the change, according to an internal agency email.
on Wednesday. A day earlier, Gipson sent the internal email, a photo of which was obtained by The Texas Tribune, detailing the change she said would go into effect immediately.
“Neither DPS nor other government agencies are parties to the proceedings that result in the issuance of these court orders,” the statement read, “and the lack of legislative authority and evidentiary standards for the Courts to issue these orders has resulted in the need for a comprehensive legal review by DPS and the OAG.”
Employees are also instructed to “scan into the record” court orders or other documentation relating to the sex change request.at DPS to compile a list of individuals who had changed their gender on their Texas driver’s licenses and other department records.and the attorney general had been pressing to limit the rights of transgender people.
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