Overview
- Thousands of pamphlets titled “Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide” were mailed across Texas to envelopes addressed to the “student” and included guidance on finding support, legal emancipation, and out‑of‑state gender‑affirming care.
- The Transgender Education Network of Texas said it did not authorize the texts or mailers and that the pieces used its look and links while mixing in information the group does not support.
- Reporting traced the mailers to a Wyoming‑registered LLC called the Texas Transgender Student Union and found a likely bogus Meadows Place return address, a Houston PO box and use of a commercial registered‑agent service.
- Sarah Stogner, the West Texas district attorney, opened a criminal forgery investigation and State Rep. Jeff Leach has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to probe the origin of the materials and how contact data was obtained.
- Investigators and advocates warn the operation could both obscure its funders through corporate filing services and increase safety risks for local advocacy groups, and officials say the inquiry could broaden as more records surface.