LGBTQ

After a heated Keller ISD board meeting last week, theater students at Timber Creek HS didn’t hear anything from the district, so they assumed they may have lost this battle. Then, a surprise email came this week.

Keller ISD addressed the investigation into a film crew that was brought onto a school campus without permission by a now-former trustee. But at Thursday's meeting, much of the concern was over a new controversy brewing in the district: the cancellation of a school play about a hate crime victim's murder.

In September, Senate Bill 14 went into effect, banning transgender minors from accessing treatments like hormone therapy and puberty blockers among other treatments. A group of parents, physicians and special-interest groups sued the state, claiming the law violates the constitutional rights of families and children based on sex.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas, according to court filings.

37-year-old Kendrell Lyles pleaded guilty to murdering Muhlaysia Booker just before jury selection was about to get underway in his trial.

Texas Supreme Court justices heard arguments Wednesday in the case of a Waco judge who refused to marry same-sex couples. It is unclear when the high court will issue a ruling.

A group of families and doctors sued to block the Texas law, arguing it would violate parents’ rights and have devastating consequences for transgender children.

Fort Worth ISD says the person in charge of the catalog at its school libraries is now in a different role. All of the libraries are shut down right now while the district does a full assessment of the books on their shelves. It comes after three books had to be removed before the school year started.

While Governor Abbott signed the bill inside of Texas Women's University in Denton protesters gathered outside.

Senate Bill 12 is scheduled to take effect on September 1.

In response to the passage of SB14 by state lawmakers earlier this year, several families of transgender children are asking a judge to block the new Texas law that would stop minors from accessing gender-affirming care, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy.

The Keller ISD Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote on two new policies that could impact LGBTQ+ students.

All but one of the 30 of the Major League Baseball teams are hosting Pride Nights this season, most during Pride Month, which celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ culture and rights.

Dozens of people spoke during a Keller ISD School Board meeting Tuesday night about proposed policies that would impact LGBTQ+ students.