A district attorney in West Texas opened a criminal investigation into pamphlets mailed to homes across Texas that appeared to come from a transgender rights organization. The Texas Transgender Student Union, listed as the sender, was formed as a Wyoming company in September. The Transgender Education Network of Texas said the mailers were not from them and appeared designed to influence the midterm elections and harm the organization's reputation.
State Rep. Jeff Leach sent two letters asking Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate the mailers' origin.2
The pamphlets included sections encouraging LGBTQ+ youth to seek help from advocacy groups if parents do not support their gender identity.2
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Sarah Stogner The mailers were an obvious bid to agitate voters ahead of November midterm elections.2
Sarah Stogner If this ends up being legal, it is everything that is wrong with our current political climate.2
Transgender Education Network of Texas The mailers were deliberately distributed to cause maximum harm to TENT and create confusion among Texas electorate.2
Mimi Marziani, TENT lawyer The pamphlet adopted the look and feel of TENT's real materials but mixed in information TENT does not support.2
Where the sources disagree
Origin of the mailers Unknown per Stogner [2]; sent by group whose name was used per Leach's investigation question [2]
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Texas District Attorney opens forgery investigation into transgender group pamphlets
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