A brochure showing up in homes across Texas is sparking a heated debate — and raising serious questions about who sent it and why.
The mailer is addressed to children in the household, claims to be from something called the “Texas Transgender Student Union” and includes resource information that some parents say crosses a line. It repeatedly references the Transgender Education Network of Texas — known as TENT — and includes links to the organization’s resources.
But TENT says it had absolutely nothing to do with it.
Dalton Lyle says the moment he opened the brochure, he knew something was off.
“What to do if your parents don’t support you. What if I want to be emancipated?” Lyle said. “This is slimy, slimy stuff — very manipulative.”
His bigger question? Why him — and how did whoever sent this get his address?
“This is a very bad faith approach to scare people over a topic that’s not going to affect most people,” Lyle said. “And again, it victimizes an already marginalized, vulnerable minority community.”
The brochure is now making the rounds across the state and generating strong reactions on social media. The Cypress Republicans Facebook page posted: “CFISD parents, did your child get one of these in the mail too? Vote red.”
KPRC 2 reached out to TENT, which was quick to distance itself from the materials entirely.
The organization says it did not author, authorize, approve or distribute the brochure — and that the “Texas Transgender Student Union” is in no way affiliated with their organization. TENT also says this isn’t the first time it has been impersonated. Two fraudulent text messages were sent out in the days before the brochures appeared, also falsely claiming to represent the organization.
In the wake of the impersonations, TENT says its organization has been met with what it describes as an onslaught of hate and threats of violence.
As for who is behind the texts and brochures — TENT says it still doesn’t know. But it says it is pursuing legal action.
Lyle hopes the exposure leads to real consequences.
“This is sociopathic behavior and whoever did it is not going to feel shame,” Lyle said. “The most important thing to do is expose this behavior. If there’s some policy that can be made to prevent it in the future, that would be ideal.”
KPRC 2 reached out to the Cypress Republicans about their social media post but had not received a response at the time of publication. KPRC 2 is continuing to work to identify who sent the brochures and why.
