In a written opinion issued Friday, Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned the validity of court orders directing state agencies to change a person’s biological sex on driver’s licenses, birth certificates and other identification documents.

Eight months after ordering the Texas Department of Public Safety and Department of State Health Services to block transgender Texans from changing the sex on their driver's license to match their gender identity,

Paxton, a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights, issued an opinion Friday saying court orders changing driver’s licenses and birth certificates are not valid.