SOUTHEAST TEXAS — Southeast Texas families are among Texas households receiving unsolicited mail addressed to students with a return address linked to a mysterious organization called the Texas Transgender Student Union.
A Kountze family sent a photo of the envelope’s return address, sent to “Family Students (omitted), providing a local link to a growing controversy over mass emails and text messages sent to Texas households. The return address is 1611 W. Airport Blvd., Suite 123, Meadows Place, Texas 77477.
The mailers feature a publication titled “Texas Trans & Resource guide for LGBTQ+ students. Questions about who is behind the campaign have emerged as families say they received the materials and an established transgender education advocacy organization denies sending them.
MYSTERY TEXAS MAILERS: Southeast Texas family receives unsolicited LGBTQ+ student guide
Return address raises questions
The address has drawn attention because reports indicate it is associated with a commercial mailbox rental rather than an identifiable office of the “Texas Transgender Student Union.”
The identity of the person or organization responsible for sending the letters has not been established in the information available for this report.
The materials would be addressed to “students” in a household rather than directly to parents, raising questions among recipients about how their mailing information was obtained and why the materials were sent to their homes.
Previous text messages
Ten days ago, text messages were sent to voters with a pro-trans student message. “New school year? Here’s your complete guide to bathrooms and beyond for trans kids in school,” reads the text with a URL to transtexas.org, the Texas Transgender Education Network.
A text message sent to a constituent in Lumberton, Texas, on October 10. The voter is not registered with any political party.
Defense organization denies involvement
The mailers include a link to the Transgender Education Network of Texas, but the organization has denied responsibility for the physical mailings and associated mass text messages.
TENT said it believed an unknown party was impersonating the organization. The group continued its cease-and-desist requests to digital messaging companies in an effort to identify those responsible for the campaign.
The controversy follows reports of unsolicited text messages targeting Texas residents before the printed guides began arriving in mailboxes.
Texas lawmaker calls for investigation
Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach has asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to investigate the campaign, including who is funding it and how the operation obtained the personal contact information of Texas families.
The request for an investigation comes amid concerns about the origin of messages and letters, as well as the use of an organization’s name and online resources without its permission.
For now, the return address on the envelope received by the southeast Texas family offers a tangible local link to a larger statewide mystery: Who is sending these guides, and how do they get the information they need to reach Texas homes?
The identity of the sender and the source of the mailing lists remain unconfirmed based on available information.
The Transgender Education Network of Texas also publicly stated that it did not author, authorize, approve, or distribute the physical mailings.
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