Federal Court Blocks Title IX Expansion to Include Gender Identity in Texas and Montana

The ruling follows others in which federal judges have brought Title IX revisions to a halt.

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra gives remarks on reproductive care at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on June 18, 2024. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A district judge has granted Texas and Montana’s request for a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s attempt “to impose a sweeping new social policy” that allows for Title IX coverage for gender identity.

The ruling follows others in which federal judges have brought Title IX revisions to a halt.