Texas Sues NCAA Over Transgender Athletes' Participation in Women's Sports

The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, challenging the organization's policies on transgender athlete participation in women's sports. The lawsuit, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, claims that the NCAA's rules violate Title IX, a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs, by allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports, which Texas argues disadvantages biological females. The suit specifically references the case of Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer who competed for the University of Pennsylvania, highlighting the contention around transgender athletes' participation. Texas seeks to have these NCAA policies declared unlawful and aims to prevent the NCAA from enforcing them, arguing that they undermine the fairness and integrity of women's sports.

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