Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes an announcement on the future of the space industry in Texas, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images)
The letter continued, "This ham-handed effort to impose a leftist belief onto Title IX exceeds your authority as President. I am instructing the Texas Education Agency to ignore your illegal dictate."
The Biden administration unveiled the new rules earlier this month to address concerns expressed by LGBTQ+ groups regarding gender identity protections.
"No one should face bullying or discrimination just because of who they are, who they love," Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. "Sadly, this happens all too often."
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at the Cobb County International Airport in Kennesaw, Georgia. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Texas is not alone in opposition to the Title IX updates — state officials from Florida, Oklahoma, Georgia, and elsewhere have expressed intentions to legally challenge the federal government on implementing the protections.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has already filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, accusing the White House of "gutting commonsense provisions that protect female athletes."
State attorney generals from Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida have joined Georgia in the suit.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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