Texas AG's Office Falsely Claims Injunction Bars Schools from Protecting Trans Students

The Texas attorney general's office appears to be misrepresenting an injunction issued by a federal judge this week in the state's lawsuit against the Obama administration concerning restroom access for transgender students.

The injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor on Sunday bars the administration from implementing or enforcing recent guidance saying public schools should allow trans students to use restrooms based on their gender identity.

However, nothing in the injunction prohibits any state, school district or institution from allowing trans students to use restrooms based on their gender identity. In other words, the injunction is against the federal government, not any third party.

Tyler Junior College in East Texas recently enacted a new policy that conforms to the administration's guidance, according to The Tyler Morning Telegraph. However, local tea party activist JoAnn Fleming — executive director of Grassroots America-We The People — is leading a campaign to have the policy overturned.

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