{"id":55941,"date":"2025-11-19T09:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/55941\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:17:08","slug":"texas-ag-opens-probe-into-us-tennis-association-over-possible-transgender-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/55941\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas AG opens probe into US Tennis Association over possible transgender participation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into the U.S. Tennis Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/southwest\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas League<\/a> for a possible violation of state law that prohibits biological males from competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The probe comes as Republicans nationwide push to restrict transgender participation in female athletics, arguing it\u2019s necessary to preserve fairness and safety in competition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will defeat the radical left, which is obsessed with crushing the dreams of so many girls by allowing men to compete against women in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sports<\/a>,&#8221; Paxton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/track-star-fires-off-message-about-trans-inclusion-female-athletics-its-not-fair-its-not-safe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TRACK STAR FIRES OFF MESSAGE ABOUT TRANS-INCLUSION IN FEMALE SPORTS: &#8216;IT&#8217;S NOT FAIR AND IT&#8217;S NOT SAFE&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763543828_315_ken-paxton-endorsement-texas-attorney-general.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched a probe into the U.S. Tennis Association Texas League for a potential violation of a state law against transgender inclusion in women&#8217;s sports. (Reuters\/Jonathan Ernst)<\/p>\n<p>Paxton\u2019s office issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to the USTA Texas League, seeking documents and policies related to transgender athlete participation. The attorney general\u2019s office says it wants to determine whether the organization\u2019s practices violate the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act or other consumer protection laws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If USTA is allowing biological males in women\u2019s matches and misleading players about who they are competing against, my office will take all necessary action within our power to defend Texas women and girls,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/us-olympian-opens-up-leading-lawsuit-against-governing-body-over-trans-athletes-womens-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">US OLYMPIAN OPENS UP ON LEADING LAWSUIT AGAINST GOVERNING BODY OVER TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN&#8217;S COMPETITION<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763543828_217_ken-paxton-texas-attorney-general.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Paxton\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to the UTSA Texas league to determine if it violated the state law. (Hannah Beier\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>According to Paxton\u2019s office, the CID requests details on how players are informed about &#8220;delusional men competing under the guise of calling themselves \u2018transgender\u2019 competitors.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The USTA has sued Paxton\u2019s office, challenging the CID and its underlying claims.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/transgender-flag-during-protest.jpg\" alt=\"Person holds up a transgender flag during a protest\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>The attorney general will review whether the league&#8217;s practices violate Texas&#8217; Deceptive Trade Practices Act or other consumer protection laws. (Stefani Reynolds\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Paxton sued the NCAA over its transgender eligibility policy, which allowed biological males to practice with women\u2019s teams but not compete. He accused the association of failing to fully comply with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a> executive order banning biological men from competing in women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Paxton\u2019s aggressive legal campaign against transgender inclusion in women\u2019s athletics has also targeted U.S. Masters Swimming and local school boards, part of a broader Republican effort to tighten enforcement of Texas\u2019 gender-based athletic laws.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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