KP-0489
Ken Paxton
Categories
Courts and Judges , Driving , Driver's License , Licenses, Certificates, and Permits , State Boards, Commissions, Departments , Motor Vehicles, Department ofSummary
The “judicial power” endowed to district courts does not countenance ex parte orders directing state agencies to amend a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses or birth certificates. The underlying proceedings are coram non judice, and the resulting orders are void. State agencies must immediately correct any unlawfully altered driver’s licenses or birth certificates that were changed pursuant to such orders.