Texas and Florida AGs Target Trans Athlete Policy

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Masters Swimming, alleging deceptive practices for allowing transgender women to compete in female categories after policy changes, specifically referencing the 2025 Spring Nationals in San Antonio. The lawsuit claims the organization misled consumers about whether women’s events would be exclusive to biological females. Simultaneously, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has threatened legal action unless the organization certifies it will bar biological males from women’s events and locker rooms, asserting the current policy remains noncompliant with state law. Both states cite recent wins by transgender athletes in women’s events as a catalyst for their actions. U.S. Masters Swimming maintains it is aligning with World Aquatics policies and is reviewing legal challenges in good faith. The organization’s updated policy restricts records and rankings to sex-assigned categories but allows participation based on gender identity.