Texas Attorney General sues US Masters Swimming after controversial trans athlete controversy in San Antonio

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday he is suing U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS), a competitive swimming membership organization with over 60,000 adult swimmers. 

The lawsuit is a response to an event in San Antonio where a biological male trans athlete won five women's gold medals. 

Multiple female competitors told Fox News Digital after the meet they did not know the athlete was a biological male. 

"I'm suing U.S. Masters Swimming for engaging in illegal practices by allowing men to compete in women's competitions," Paxton said in a post on X announcing the lawsuit. "The organization has cowered to radical activists pushing gender warfare, and this lawsuit will hold USMS accountable for its actions."

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Paxton's statement alleges USMS engaged in "false, deceptive, and misleading practices by allowing men to compete in women's events."

Fox News Digital has reached out to USMS for comment.

In June 2023, Texas passed the Save Women's Sports Act, which bans trans athletes from competing in girls and women's sports and only allows students to compete in the gender category listed on their birth certificates. The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.

Paxton previously launched an investigation into USMS after the conrtoversial April incident.

The trans swimmer, 47-year-old Ana Caldas, dominated all five races the athlete competed in, taking gold in the women's age 45-49 category in five races, including the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke, freestyle and the