Anonymous
7/24/2025, 12:54:20 AM No.40479262
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/disgraced-texas-ag-paxton-drums-up
>Texas Attorney General and struggling Senate candidate Ken Paxton, whose career has been saturated with allegations of repeated infidelity and financial misconduct, is using the power and purse of the state to sue an amateur swim league. Paxton claims its trans-inclusive policies constitute fraud, even after the organization amended those policies to sanction trans women in a failed effort to appease the AG.
>Paxton announced that he was investigating U.S. Masters Swimming, a non-profit, purely recreational league for adults, in May, citing the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The USMS has long held competitions in three categories—men’s, women’s, and mixed. Under the old policy, trans women could compete in the women’s category after a prerequisite period of being on hormone replacement therapy; there were no restrictions on trans men.
>Its interim update now requires athletes to prove their sex assigned at birth. This process may require a participant to provide their “birth certificate, government identification, or relevant medical tests to support a member's statements on their sex assigned at birth. Any cost will be the responsibility of the member.” Trans women and some intersex people may still swim in the women’s category, but they are not permitted to “rank” or receive a title. Trans men still face no restrictions.
>Paxton’s complaint also says the new policies “require women to acknowledge the participation of transgender athletes before they can sign-up for memberships and events.”
>Texas Attorney General and struggling Senate candidate Ken Paxton, whose career has been saturated with allegations of repeated infidelity and financial misconduct, is using the power and purse of the state to sue an amateur swim league. Paxton claims its trans-inclusive policies constitute fraud, even after the organization amended those policies to sanction trans women in a failed effort to appease the AG.
>Paxton announced that he was investigating U.S. Masters Swimming, a non-profit, purely recreational league for adults, in May, citing the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The USMS has long held competitions in three categories—men’s, women’s, and mixed. Under the old policy, trans women could compete in the women’s category after a prerequisite period of being on hormone replacement therapy; there were no restrictions on trans men.
>Its interim update now requires athletes to prove their sex assigned at birth. This process may require a participant to provide their “birth certificate, government identification, or relevant medical tests to support a member's statements on their sex assigned at birth. Any cost will be the responsibility of the member.” Trans women and some intersex people may still swim in the women’s category, but they are not permitted to “rank” or receive a title. Trans men still face no restrictions.
>Paxton’s complaint also says the new policies “require women to acknowledge the participation of transgender athletes before they can sign-up for memberships and events.”