Texas Halts Gender Updates On Driver's Licenses For Transgender Individuals

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Transgender Texans can no longer update their gender on their driver's licenses to match their identity, even if they have a court order or updated birth certificate.

Head of the state's driver's license division Sheri Gipson confirmed the change Wednesday via an internal email with immediate effect. A Department of Public Safety employee confirmed they received the email about the new policy, but didn't want to comment further.