A bill proposed in the Texas legislature could charge transgender Texans with a state felony if they commit what proponents call “gender identity fraud.” Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson ...

State Rep. Tom Oliverson filed a bill Wednesday that would amend the Texas Penal Code to create a new form of fraud: "Gender Identity Fraud." A person would commit "gender identity fraud" by ...

House Bill 3817 would create a criminal penalty for “gender identity fraud,” making it a state jail felony to make a false or misleading statement misidentifying one’s biological sex to a ...

A bill proposed by Houston-area Rep. Tom Oliverson asks to amend the state penal code to create a new crime of "gender identity fraud." Under the act, a person could be charged with a felony for ...

The bill, authored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, creates a new crime of “gender identity fraud” punishable by up to two years in state prison and a $10,000 fine. Oliverson, who represents a section ...

The bill, introduced last week by Oliverson, seeks to charge people with "gender identity fraud" if they "knowingly make a false or misleading verbal or written statement" to a government entity ...

The proposed bill seeks to create a criminal offense that would be known as “gender identity fraud.” ALSO READ: Alligator 'Stormy,' trapped for a month, rescued from Texas sewer It states that ...

House Bill 3817, introduced last week by Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson, would add “gender identity fraud” to the Texas Penal Code, punishable by up to two years in jail and a fine of up ...

State Rep. Tom Oliverson (R) filed a bill on Wednesday to amend the Texas Penal Code to create a new class of fraud in the state: “Gender Identity Fraud.” Texans could be charged with the ...

A bill proposed in the Texas legislature could charge transgender Texans with a state felony if they commit what proponents call “gender identity fraud.” Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson ...