Federal Judge Blocks Title IX Rule on Gender Identity for Texas Colleges, Schools

Texas and other states have claimed that the new rule will allow male students into female-only bathrooms and locker rooms.

The Texas state flag during an event in San Antonio on March 30, 2023. Mike Mulholland/Getty Images

A federal judge has granted an injunction against the U.S. Department of Education’s Title IX final rule for public colleges and schools across Texas.

Title IX is the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs or activities that receive federal funding. Among other changes, the final rule redefines sex-based harassment as including harassment based on sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity.