Texas to use birth certificate to determine athlete's gender
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — School superintendents in Texas have overwhelmingly approved a change that requires public school officials to use a birth certificate to determine a student-athlete's gender.
Texas becomes one of seven states that require high school students to provide either a birth certificate, gender-reassignment surgery or documentation of hormone therapy, according to TransAthlete.com.
The NCAA does not have a mandatory policy for transgender athletes, but it did release a list of inclusion recommendations in 2011, stating the issue was "an emerging endeavor" and that "policies may need to be re-evaluated to ensure that they reflect the most current research-based information."