Abbott said he instructed the Texas Education Agency to ignore 'Biden's illegal dictate' and not implement the new Title IX rules.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, has questioned President Joe Biden's authority to expand Title IX to protect LGTBQ+ students and teachers, declaring that the Texas Education Agency will ignore the 'illegal dictate.'In a letter addressed to the Democratic president and dated April 29, Abbott wrote: 'Title IX was written by Congress to support the advancement of women academically and athletically.
Newsweek contacted Abbott's office and the White House for comment by email early on Tuesday.Several Republicans, including Abbott, say that Congress never intended to protect the rights of LGBTQ students with Title IX, which was created with women's rights in mind.'Congress wrote Title IX to protect women.
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