Unknown sender distributed transgender pamphlets to Texas households during election

Who's involved

• Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT)advocacy organization named on mailers; denied sending or printing them
• Texas Transgender Student Unionreturn address listed on mailers
• Wyoming Secretary of Stateregistered the sending organization last month

The facts

• Pamphlets addressed to transgender youth offered information on legal emancipation and hormone therapy.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• Mailers arrived in Texas households as early voting opened, two weeks before Election Day.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• TENT said it received reports of mailers sent to Dallas-Fort Worth, the Texas Panhandle, Houston, San Antonio, and East Texas.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• The return address listed was from Texas Transgender Student Union at an address in Meadows Place that does not appear to exist.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• Wyoming Secretary of State records show the organization was formed last month in Wyoming.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• Texans also received text messages with similar content last week linking to TENT's website.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources
• TENT sent a cease-and-desist letter to a digital messaging company demanding it stop a client from impersonating TENT.^{1 2} Stated by 2 sources

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

• Conservative influencers shared images of mailers and called them harmful characterizations^{1 2}
• TENT did not print, distribute, or send the mailers and knows nothing about them^{1 2}