Breaking! Weekend Win for Women’s Sports with Texas AG Lawsuit Against NCAA, Biden Withdraws Rule on Men in Women’s Sports
Austin, TX – December 23, 2024 – This weekend, women’s sports won big with two very important actions by the state and federal government. On December 20, the Biden administration withdrew its erroneous, proposed rule that would have allowed men to compete in women’s sports. The rule being withdrawn was proposed in April 2023 after thousands of Americans spoke out with public comments after Biden’s initial rule to rewrite Title IX to have “sex” include gender identity. The rule would have placed the burden on the female athlete to prove that a man was in her sport and prove why that was unfair. The Biden administration withdrew this rule because they continue to receive ongoing litigation regarding their treatment of female athletes.
Last night, Texas delivered another win for female athletes when Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for allowing men to compete in women’s sports. AG Paxton is suing the NCAA under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act for engaging in false and deceptive practices for marketing women’s sporting events that ultimately allowed men to compete in those women sporting events.
Director of Government Relations, Mary Elizabeth Castle for Texas Values said,
“The bad decisions of the federal government and the NCAA are coming back home to roost. It was always a bad policy to deny women and girls their rights to fair play, guaranteed by Title IX; and safety in private, vulnerable spaces. Now that the Biden administration has backed down, the NCAA should follow suit. Women deserve an opportunity to win and feel safe in their sports – it’s their civil right!”
Over the weekend, nationally recognized leader in the Save Women’s Sports movement tweeted about AG Paxton’s lawsuit.
At the Turning Point USA conference this weekend, President-elect Donald Trump commented that he will “keep men out of women’s sports”, joking that it could be a priority accomplished within the first 3 days of his administration. https://x.com/xx_xyathletics/status/1871187193278202126.
Texas Values was the leading organization in Texas to help pass both laws HB 23 and SB 15 to protect girls in K-12 athletics and college sports from men competing in their sports. Texas Values also stood with Riley Gaines, ICONS, and Independent Women’s Forum to protest at the NCAA convention in San Antonio, Texas in January 2023. Next month marks two years since the protest and the NCAA has still not taken a stance protect women’s sports.
Members of the Texas Values law and policy team are available for comment. Contact Ashley at media@txvalues.org or 737-314-2450 (m) to schedule an interview.
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