Texas athletes

Ken Paxton has sent letters to Richardson and Hutto ISDs requesting they turn over their policies related to a state law requiring students participate in sports aligned with their assigned sex at birth. It comes after he demanded documents from Dallas and Irving ISDs.

Paxton’s letters to both districts are based on secretly recorded videos suggesting Dallas and Irving ISD officials may have violated a 2022 Texas law requiring public school students compete in athletic competitions based on their biological sex only.

Other states have instituted policies requiring stronger protocols for practices in hot weather to help avoid injuries.

The decision comes just a week after news surfaced that the two schools planned to leave the Big 12, sending shockwaves through college sports and many Texas lawmakers who feel the expansion will have drastic consequences on the remaining Texas schools in the Big 12.

"To me, it changes the landscape of the sport, and I wonder what kind of path it sets us on for the sport long term," says Sam Khan, a Texas college football writer for The Athletic.

The consultant, Brad Deutser, is listed as a chair of the committee tasked with chronicling the full history of 'The Eyes.'" But some students who spoke with him said they felt he was trying to convince them to accept the school's position on the song.

Texas athletes fared remarkably well during the first week of the Olympics, reports Texas Monthly. During the first seven days in Rio, Texans took home…