Eight months after ordering the Texas Department of Public Safety and Department of State Health Services to block transgender Texans from changing the sex on their driver's license to match their gender identity,

In a written opinion issued Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned the validity of court orders directing state agencies to change a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates and other identification documents.

Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday saying court orders changing driver’s licenses and birth certificates are not valid.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into the City of Dallas over concerns that its police department may be violating Texas law.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into Dallas, looking into whether the Dallas Police Department is refusing to assist