- There is no evidence that a legitimate trans rights advocacy group sent mailers to Texas homes, purportedly sharing resources for transgender and LGBTQ+ minors with unsupportive families.
- Credible reports indicate that pamphlets with resources for trans minors were sent en masse to Texas families. However, public business records indicate the return sender listed on the envelopes these flyers came in — the “Texas Transgender Student Union” — is based at an address in Wyoming, not Texas. That address is known for its ties to scam operations and shell companies.
- The main organization promoted within the pamphlets, the Transgender Education Network of Texas, is a legitimate advocacy group that has denied all involvement with the mailers and said the messaging within them does “not represent the official position or communications of the organization.”
- Wyoming allows business creators to be anonymous, so the name of the person who is actually behind these flyers is not known, as of this writing. Snopes has reached out to the registered agent tied to the so-called Texas Transgender Student Union for more information. We await a response.
In October, photos spread purportedly showing mailers sent to Texas homes, apparently sharing resources for transgender and LGBTQ+ minors with unsupportive families.
Pictures of the pamphlets, titled, “Texas Trans & LGBTQ+ Student Resource Guide,” were shared on X, Facebook and Reddit.
They include directions to advocacy organizations that could supposedly help minors navigate emancipation, or the legal process that allows minors to become legal adults before they turn 18.
The flyers also share resources to allegedly receive gender-affirming care outside of Texas, where prescribing hormone medication for gender dysphoria is prohibited for youth under the age of 18. However, the “guide” does not appear to actually contain any detailed step-by-step instructions for anything.
This was sent to my home. Addressed to the “students” of our family from the “Texas Transgender Student Union.” It coaches minors on what to do if their parents are not supportive of their “trans” identity and walks them through getting emancipated. THIS IS EVIL!!!!! https://t.co/lTTy7cz18N
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) October 19, 2026
Photographs of the envelopes the flyers came in show the sender was the “Texas Transgender Student Union.”
Snopes readers who found the mailers suspicious contacted us to ask about whether they originated from a legitimate organization.
Skepticism is, in fact, warranted. As of this writing, there is no organization based in Texas named, “Texas Transgender Student Union.” Public business records indicate that a Wyoming-based LLC registered under that name on Sept. 2. The LLC uses an address that multiple
We have not rated this claim as information continues to emerge about this incident. Here’s what we know.
No evidence of ‘Texas Transgender Student Union’ in Texas
A search (screenshotted) of Texas’ business records found no evidence of any organization named “Texas Transgender Student Union.” The return address attached to the envelopes is also not a valid mailing address, according to a USPS search (screenshotted). A nearly identical address, 11611 W. Airport Blvd., leads to a nearby mailbox at a UPS store. Therefore, it is possible the address on the envelopes includes a typo.
There is no online presence for any group called Texas Transgender Student Union aside from a Wyoming business license (more on that below), per searches on Google and social media platforms, including X, Facebook, Bluesky and Instagram.
It is unclear how widespread the mailing list is for whichever organization sent the pamphlets. On Oct. 20, Houston Chronicle reported that the so-called resource guide “appears to have been sent in recent days to many past GOP voters, including a handful of prominent right-wing influencers who posted images of them on Monday.”
Wyoming address tied to campaign
Reporters on X were quick to connect the Texas Transgender Student Union to a Wyoming-based LLC called Northwest Registered Agent, which is listed in Wyoming business records as the agent for the so-called Texas Transgender Student Union.
Northwest Registered Agent is one of the largest registered agent companies in the United States and offers LLC formation for as little as $39 (excluding state fees). Snopes contacted the Northwest Registered Agent organizer listed on the business license — Taylor Newman — to see if they had any additional information about the so-called Texas Transgender Student Union. We await a response.
Records also list “30 N Gould St” in Sheridan, Wyoming, as the Texas Transgender Student Union’s principal office and mailing address. There are thousands of companies represented by registered agents at that address, according to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and The Sheridan Press, the community’s daily newspaper. Wyoming’s business laws are permissive
The businesses connected to that address “include a mix of reputable companies and those that have a history of scamming customers out of money and hiding behind a Sheridan address to do it,” a Sheridan Press reporter wrote in 2024.
According to Sheridan Press, the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce “receives about five calls a week from customers desperate to get ahold of a 30 N. Gould company to get their money back,” and the paper itself “receives dozens of correspondence regarding the issue weekly.”
No evidence legitimate groups are involved
The main organization listed as a resource in the mailer — the Transgender Education Network of Texas, or TENT — has denied any involvement with the document.
TENT, which has a legitimate business registration in Texas, released the below statement on its website, updated as of Oct. 17:
We are aware of text messages and now physical mailers that have been circulated concerning TENT that appear to have been issued by or on behalf of the organization.
These text messages and mailers were not authored, authorized, approved, or distributed by TENT and are not affiliated with our organization. The texts do not represent the official position or communications of the organization.
We will continue to monitor the situation and remain committed to our organizational values of unequivocal support for trans Texans, their families, and their loved ones. Trans Texans belong here. This is our home and we’re not going anywhere.
Underneath the statement, TENT included a GIF of singer Mariah Carey with the caption, “Why you so obsessed with me?”
Reporters have also pointed
The documents spread as Texas news outlets reported that TENT sent cease-and-desist notices to two digital messaging companies over a series of texts that linked to TENT resource guides.
Are conservatives behind the pamphlet?
Following the texts, state Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican from Texas, asked state Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate organizations like TENT for supposedly “violating” state Senate Bill 12, an act that prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and programs and instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in K–12 public schools.
As of this writing, there is no evidence Paxton had anything to do with the flyers. We reached out to the Texas attorney general to ask whether he had any involvement and await a response.
