Texas households received unsolicited mailers containing a "Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide" with a return address linked to a "Texas Transgender Student Union." The sender's identity is unknown, and questions have arisen about how recipients' mailing information was obtained.
Where
Statewide
When
Not stated in sources
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets
Taxes and money
None stated in sources.
Who's involved
Texas Transgender Student UnionOrganization listed as return address on mailers
Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)Advocacy organization that denies sending mailers or texts
Jeff LeachTexas state representative who called for investigation
Ken PaxtonAttorney General asked to investigate campaign
The facts
Southeast Texas families received unsolicited mailers with a LGBTQ+ student resource guide.2
Mailers listed return address at 1611 W. Airport Blvd., Suite 123, Meadows Place, Texas 77477.2
The return address is associated with a commercial mailbox rental, not an office.2
Mailers included a link to the Transgender Education Network of Texas.2
TENT denied sending the mailers or related text messages.2
TENT stated it believes an unknown party is impersonating the organization.2
State Rep. Jeff Leach called on Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate the campaign.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Transgender Education Network of Texas Did not author, authorize, approve or distribute the physical mailers.2
Jeff Leach Paxton should investigate who is financing the campaign and how contact information was obtained.2
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
LGBT Student Guide Mailers Sent to Texas Families Raise Questions
These outlets were found through Google News headlines. Google decides which outlets appear there, and they lean mostly one way, so this sheet can only be as balanced as the reporting it was built from. Leanings are AllSides Media Bias Ratings.
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