Overview
- Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that Austin ISD was formally put on notice after a Feb. 17 complaint alleging a student used facilities inconsistent with their sex at birth.
- The AG warned the district it faces $5,000 per day in penalties going forward if the alleged violation continues, though the office did not say the complaint was validated or that an investigation is underway.
- The complaint, publicized by the conservative group Texas Values, concerns Austin High School and alleges district and campus officials were notified in January and February.
- Under SB 8, multi-occupancy restrooms and similar spaces must be designated by biological sex, and the statute outlines lump‑sum fines such as $25,000 for an unresolved first violation, creating a discrepancy with Paxton’s daily‑fine threat.
- The notice serves as a prerequisite to a lawsuit and gives Austin ISD 15 days to comply, and the district has not issued a public response to the new notice.