# Texas trans rights group denies sending disputed texts

> Texas trans rights group says it didn’t send texts accused of impersonating it.
- Title: Texas trans rights group denies sending disputed texts
- Summary: Texas trans rights group says it didn’t send texts accused of impersonating it. The Transgender Education Network of Texas claims it did not send texts that…
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- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17497804/texas-transgender-texts-cease-desist
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- Topics: transgender education network of texas, texas, senate bill 12, bathroom bill, cease and desist, text messages, news, local
## TENT sends cease and desist
The Transgender Education Network of Texas sent a cease and desist notice demanding messaging companies stop a client from impersonating it.
## Texts promote TENT guides
Texts sent from at least three numbers advertised guides on bathrooms and beyond for trans kids at school or gender-affirming care in Texas.
## TENT denies sending texts
TENT says it did not send the texts and does not represent the official position or communications of the organization.
## Texts cause negative reaction
TENT received hate and threats via social media and email after the texts were sent.
## Texts target Senate Bill 12
The texts included guidance on navigating Senate Bill 12, which bans gender identity clubs in Texas schools.
## Rep. Leach demands investigation
Texas Rep. Jeff Leach asked the state attorney general to investigate TENT for circumventing Senate Bill 12.
## Key takeaway

The Transgender Education Network of Texas claims it did not send texts that appeared to promote its guidance on gender-affirming care and state laws.