The ACLU is investigating how many laws it says DPS has broken with the new policy.
AUSTIN, Texas —
LGBTQ+ advocacy groups are working on next steps after a new Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) policy could leave tens of thousands of transgender Texans in legal limbo.
The ACLU of Texas and Equality Texas discovered from an internal memo on Wednesday that the department will no longer accept court orders to change gender markers on driver’s licenses.
Ash Hall is the Policy and Advocacy strategist on LGBTQIA+ rights for the ACLU. They said the ACLU is investigating how many state and federal laws DPS could be violating,
Hall told KVUE that DPS cannot ignore court orders and cannot change policy without input from the public.
“This is very much a case of discrimination. This is pretty obviously designed to keep transgender people for having a driver’s license that matches their gender identity. …