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Joe Biden Handed Loss by Texas Judge
branded it an "unlawful action." In his judgment, District Judge Reed O'Connor said the introduction of new guidelines by the Education Department "usurps a major question from Congress" by "purporting to interpret Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments," which banned sex discrimination in educational institutions that receive federal funding. The move was welcomed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican who initially brought the case, as a "major victory."Attempts by the Biden administration to strengthen the rights of transgender students by expanding Title IX to cover sexual orientation and gender identity have triggered a standoff between federal and Texan authorities.