Texas Ag Commissioner Says Employees’ Dress Must Align ‘With Their Biological Gender’

The policy also bans 'unnatural' neon and fluorescent hair colors

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller speaks during a Texas Republican Party election night rally in Austin, Texas, on Nov. 8, 2022. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has a new dress code and personal grooming policy that requires employees to wear clothing “consistent with their biological gender,” the policy reads.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller enacted the “Dress Code and Grooming Policy” earlier in April. The policy was first reported by the Texas Observer, and the document is dated April 13 (pdf).