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Texas Dem Allred says he opposes 'boys in girls' sports' despite past of allowing it, fighting parental rights
Texas congressional representative Colin Allred released a campaign ad on Friday in which he stated he “doesn’t want boys playing girls’ sports.” However, Allred has a vast legislative history of supporting bills that would enable transgender biological males in both girls’ and women’s sports at the youth and collegiate levels.
The Democratic House of Representatives member, who is now running for U.S. Senate, released the ad in response to recent attacks from his opponent, Ted Cruz, who has tried to link Allred to support for transgender inclusion in women’s and girls’ sports.
“I’m a dad, I’m also a Christian, and my faith has taught me that all kids are God’s kids. So let me be clear, I don’t want boys playing girls’ sports, or any of this ridiculous stuff Ted Cruz is saying,” Allred said in the ad.
A pro-Cruz super PAC is spending $3 million to hit Colin Allred on his position on boys in girls’ sports.
A new ad paid for by Cruz’s campaign aired during NFL games in Texas last weekend and claimed that Allred wanted an “extreme liberal vision for America” for wanting to allow “boys in girls’ sports.” Cruz is reportedly set to run another ad, the third addressing the subject, this upcoming NFL Sunday.
Allred is a former NFL linebacker who played for the Tennessee Titans from 2006 to 2010 after a college career at Baylor. He announced his Senate campaign to challenge Cruz in May 2023 and then won his party’s nomination back in early March of this year.
Texas is one of 23 states in the U.S. with state laws in place to prevent transgender inclusion in women’s sports. Allred has been an opponent of those efforts dating back to the very first year of his congressional career. As recently as June 2023, he cosponsored a law that “would force public schools to allow biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on girls’ sports teams.”
Allred was previously elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas’s 32nd district in the 2018 midterms. Just months after assuming office the following January, he cosponsored and voted for the Equality Act, “which would require schools to include male athletes who identify as transgender girls on female sports teams,” in May 2019.
It was only the first instance of him contributing to efforts to promote transgender inclusion in women’s sports.
In February 2021, Allred cosponsored and voted for a revised version of the Equality Act. This version went a step further to ensure that “individuals who identify as another gender cannot be denied access to the locker room of their choice.”
Two months later, in April 2021, days after the Texas Senate passed a bill “that would force young athletes to compete in sports that align with the sex designated on their birth certificate as it was stated at or around birth,” Allred praised business leaders for opposing the legislation in a post on X.
SAN JOSE STATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM WITH TRANSGENDER PLAYER SAYS NO MORE FUTURE MATCHES HAVE BEEN FORFEITED
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus address the media on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol about alleged verbal abuse by Rep. Harold Rogers, R-K.Y., toward Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“I thank the business leaders and [Texas Competes] for coming out in opposition to these harmful, anti-trans bills moving through the Texas legislature. An inclusive Texas that welcomes everyone, is good for business,” Allred wrote.
Then in October of that year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill into law restricting transgender student athletes from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender identity. Allred wrote in a post on X (then known as Twitter), “Texas should be a place where our young people can be who they are, free from discrimination. This is yet another dark, shameful moment for our state as the GOP in Texas is more focused on attacking trans students than fixing the real problems we face.”
Allred went so far as to advocate for a transgender bill of rights. In March 2023, he cosponsored a resolution “Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights.” The resolution specifically called for federal law to ensure that biological men can “participate in sports on teams and in programs that best align with their gender identity; [and] use school facilities that best align with their gender identity.”
Allred has also supported efforts that would impede parents’ right to intervene and prevent transgender athletes from competing against their daughters.
Allred voted against the Parents Bill of Rights Act. A provision in the bill “requires school districts to alert parents if their child is sharing a bathroom, locker room or sports team with a student of the opposite biological sex,” in March 2023.
Democrat Texas Rep. Colin Allred. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images)
In response to a request for comment from Fox News Digital on clarification of Allred’s stance and history on the issue of transgender athletes in women’s sports, his campaign provided a statement directed at Cruz.
“Ted Cruz has been in office forever, but he has nothing to run on but lies and division. Unlike Ted Cruz, Congressman Allred has a real record to run on. A record of creating jobs, lowering costs and protecting Social Security and Medicare. Ted Cruz is resorting to these desperate attacks because he’ll say anything to get re-elected,” Allred’s campaign manager Paige Hutchinson wrote in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Transgender inclusion in women’s sports has become one of the hot button issues of the 2024 election cycle.
In June, a survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago asked respondents to weigh in on whether trans athletes of both sexes should be permitted to participate in sports leagues that correspond to their preferred gender identity instead of their biological sex, and 65% answered that it should either be never or rarely be allowed. When those polled were asked specifically about adult trans female athletes competing on women’s sports teams, 69% opposed it.
Former president Trump has taken a firm stance against transgender inclusion in his campaign for the White House. Trump’s wife, former first lady Melania Trump, also recently spoke out against allowing biological men in women’s sports in her new memoir “Melania,” despite admittedly disagreeing with most Republican principles on LGBT rights.
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines after finishing tied for 5th in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18th, 2022 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration has taken sweeping actions to enable transgender inclusion.
In April, the administration issued a sweeping rule that clarified that Title IX’s ban on “sex” discrimination in schools covers discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and “pregnancy or related conditions.”
The rule took effect Aug. 1, and for the first time, the law stated that discrimination based on sex includes conduct related to a person’s gender identity. The Biden administration insisted that the regulation does not address athletic eligibility. However, multiple experts presented evidence to Fox News Digital in June that Biden’s claims that it would not result in biological men participating in women’s sports were not true and that the proposal would ultimately put more biological men in women’s sports.
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reject a Biden emergency request to enforce portions of that new rule that includes protection from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX, after more than two dozen Republican attorneys general sued to block the Title IX changes in their own states.
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Events and protests were held in downtown Los Angeles Saturday on the one-year anniversary of one of the largest immigration enforcement actions in California.
One June 6, 2025, federal agents stormed the L.A. Fashion District, arresting and detaining dozens of workers.
The enforcement action served as a catalyst, igniting a wave of subsequent raids across Southern California. In response, city leaders affirmed their “unwavering commitment to the immigrant communities” in Los Angeles, as events were held throughout the city to remember those who were deported and those whose immigration cases remain unresolved.
Protesters advocating for immigrant communities gathered outside a federal detention center in downtown Saturday, waving flags and signs. One woman was arrested during a clash with police.
The initial raid in the L.A. Garment District swept up workers, including the father of one woman who described the experience as “one of the most traumatic experiences” of their lives. This operation was among the first deportation actions that resulted in families being separated and triggered days of civil unrest.
At a commemoration event, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and the Executive Director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of L.A. stood together, vowing to protect immigrant communities living in fear.
“We all felt attacked, and I think what’s so critical today, is to know and remember and acknowledge that this is still going on every day,” Bass said.
While the Department of Homeland Security maintains that its enforcement operations target criminals, families of those detained argue that immigration enforcement terrorizes hardworking people. These families contend that many immigrants pay taxes and contribute to society, even if they are not U.S. citizens.
Immigration attorneys report that thousands of individuals are still trying to locate their loved ones. They also highlighted that hundreds of people swept up in immigration raids last year remain detained in facilities, facing medical neglect, inhumane conditions and the denial of basic due process protections.
Watch the full report from KTLA’s Sara Welch in the video at the top of this story.
All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KTLA. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat information into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KTLA staff before being published.
Los Angeles, Ca
Pasadena motorist knocked unconscious in unprovoked assault after other driver flashes high beams at him
A motorist was rendered unconscious after what authorities are calling an unprovoked attack that occurred after another driver flashed their high beams at him, authorities say.
According to the Pasadena Police Department, the victim, a 63-year-old man, was driving northbound on Raymond Avenue near Washington Boulevard when a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction flashed him around 1 a.m. Saturday.
“The victim reported that he was driving northbound on Raymond Avenue from Washington Boulevard when he observed a vehicle traveling southbound flashing its high beams at him,” a Pasadena Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. “The victim stated he stopped his vehicle and exited. He was then assaulted by an unknown suspect. The assault was unprovoked.”
The attack left the man unconscious and with a three-inch deep laceration to his head, police added. Upon regaining consciousness, the man transported himself to Huntington Hospital, and it was around 1:20 a.m. when police responded there to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and began their investigation.
Upon arriving at the hospital, the victim told police that, due to his injuries, he was not able to provide a description of a suspect, vehicle or the weapon used, nor was he able to tell police the exact location where the assault occurred, although it was confirmed to be somewhere near Raymond Avenue and Washington Boulevard. La Pintoresca Park is located near that intersection.
No further details were immediately available.
Anyone with any information on the incident is asked to contact the Pasadena Police Department right away.
Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.
A woman was struck and killed by a driver while crossing the street on Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.
On June 3, the female pedestrian was using the crosswalk at Pacific Coast Highway and Pacific Avenue around 4:50 a.m.
She had walked against a red light and was hit by a 19-year-old driver in a Chevy sedan, Long Beach police said.
Despite lifesaving efforts, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
“At this time, impaired driving, distracted driving and excessive speed are not believed to be a factor in this collision,” police said.
The woman’s name is being withheld pending identification by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information on the incident is asked to call Detective Joseph Johnson at 562-570-7355.
Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.
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