Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken aim at the U.S. Tennis Association's (USTA) Texas league. According to the Texas Attorney General, he issued a Civil Investigative Demand as part of an inquiry into whether the organization violated Texas law by permitting what he calls "biological males to participate in women’s matches." Paxton's scrutiny seems to focus on the protection of what he describes as "Texas women and girls," according to the Texas Attorney General.
In a statement, the Texas Attorney General said, "We will defeat the radical left, which is obsessed with crushing the dreams of so many girls by allowing men to compete against women in sports." He is demanding that the U.S. Tennis Association's Texas produces documentation and policies regarding the participation of transgender individuals in women's tennis. Running this scrutiny, U.S. Tennis Association has contested the attorney general's actions by suing the OAG and challenging the Civil Investigative Demand's legitimacy. This legal tussle comes amongst a series of Paxton's legal actions aimed towards various athletic organizations and school boards to ostensibly safeguard girls' sports. Misleading players about their competitors, Paxton argues, could be a violation of consumer protection laws such as the Texas’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
The Civil Investigative Demand demands a thorough examination of how the U.S. Tennis Association informs athletes about the participation of athletes Paxton refers to as "delusional men competing under the guise of calling themselves “transgender” competitors'." The Texas Attorney General has been actively challenging what he sees as threats to the fairness of women’s sports, taking similar actions against groups like the NCAA and U.S. Masters Swimming. His office said that if the U.S. Tennis Association is allowing transgender women to compete in women’s matches without clearly informing players, they will take whatever action they can.
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