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Texas Attorney General Strikes Deal With Dallas School District Over Transgender Sports Policy

  • Levi Mikula
  • Jun 13
  • 3 min read

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in April that a significant agreement with the Dallas Independent School District (ISD) has been struck down to ensure that Dallas ISD is complying with state laws that prohibit biological males from participating in girls’ sports. Paxton warned that “biological males have no place in girls’ sports” and that “any Texas public schools doing otherwise will be held accountable,” The Dallas Express reported. 


The update comes following an investigation that was launched in February 2025 by the Attorney General after Dallas ISD’s LGBT Youth Program Coordinator Ms. Mahoganie Gaston was caught on camera advising a parent that if they changed their son’s sex to “female” on the child’s birth certificate, that child would then be allowed to participate in girls sports. Gaston admitted that the district finds “loopholes in everything” and went as far as saying that she was willing to go to jail for defying Texas law. Gaston resigned from her position following the investigation.

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Official Statement by Texas AG Ken Paxton


“School districts must follow the law, keep our children safe, and end these insane ‘gender theory’ policies that ignore reality and encourage illegal actions. ISD officials who have participated in this madness will be held accountable,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. “This systematic effort by Dallas ISD officials to circumvent Texas law will be exposed and stopped.” 


Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill in 2021 prohibiting K-12 students from competing in interscholastic athletic competitions designated for the opposite biological sex. In 2023, Abbott signed another bill into law expanding that protection. 


Dallas ISD has been one of the worst-performing school districts in Texas, and Gays Against Groomers has reported on this several times. In May 2024, I reported on ISD’s partnership with Resource Center,  a health and wellness service meant for “LGBTQ youth” that provides referrals for sex alteration surgeries for minors. Not only was Dallas ISD advising parents on how they could get their male child on to a girls’ sports team, they were partnering with an organization that “offers medical letters of support for people seeking Hormone Replacement Therapy services….For established counseling patients, we can also provide assessments and clearance letters for gender confirmation surgeries or legal services (e.g., name changes, gender-marker changes).” 


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Resource Center – Hormone Therapy Services


Texas Scorecard exposed in 2024 that Dallas ISD previously posted on their news site a story titled “The Hub” which was designed to be shared “with parents, staff and student’s alike” and promoted a “Transgender Map”, which advised children on which body parts they could remove, as well as sharing information about doctors nationwide capable of performing such surgeries.


This agreement with Dallas ISD is not only a win for girls sports but a win for the safety of girls and we at Gays Against Groomers celebrate that, however, Dallas ISD has had a long list of issues with promoting gender transition surgeries for minors and remains a district that must be watched closely. 


References 

CBS News. (2023, June 15). Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Participating on College Sports Team Aligned With Their Gender Identities. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-transgender-college-athletes-bill-greg-abbott-sb-15/


Dallas ISD News Hub (2022, June 16). Pride Month: Guide of Local and National LGBTQ-Friendly Organizations Supporting Parents Staff and Students. https://web.archive.org/web/20231222203709/https:/thehub.dallasisd.org/2022/06/16/pride-month-guide-of-local-and-national-lgbtq-friendly-organizations-supporting-parents-staff-and-students/


Gays Against Groomers. (2024, May 8). A Call for Transparency: Dallas Independent School District. https://www.radar.gaysagainstgroomers.com/post/a-call-for-transparency-dallas-independent-school-district


My Resource Center. (2025, May 8). Gender-Affirming Services So You Can Be You. https://myresourcecenter.org/health/gender-affirming-services/


Seattle Times. (2021, October 26). Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bill Banning Transgender Girls From Female School Sports. https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/texas-gov-abbott-signs-bill-banning-transgender-girls-from-female-school-sports/


Texas Attorney General. (2025, February 4). Dallas ISD policies regarding transgender youth in interscholastic athletics. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/files/press/files/2025/Letter%2o%20Dallas%20ISD%20Sent.pdf


Texas Attorney General. (2025, March 31). Attorney General Ken Paxton Takes Legal Action Against Dallas ISD for Illegally Allowing Boys to Play in Girls’ Sports. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-ken-paxton-takes-legal-action-against-dallas-isd-illegally-allowing-boys-play-girls


The Center Square. (2025, April 3). Paxton Sues Dallas ISD, Secures Injunction Against Illegal Abortion Clinics. https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_2aea414c-3a41-4673-b0aa-19026105145d.html


The Dallas Express. (2025, April 13). Paxton and DISD Reached an Agreement: No Bodys in Girls’ Sports. https://dallasexpress.com/education/paxton-and-disd-reached-an-agreement-no-boys-in-girls-sports/


Texas Scorecard. (2024, January 8). Dallas Independent School District Publicizes Guide Advising Students on Gender Mutilation. https://texasscorecard.com/local/dallas-independent-school-district-publicizes-guide-advising-students-on-gender-mutilation/


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