Texas Attorney General Announces Anti-Trans Crusade Against Bindershttps://www.them.us/story/texas-ag-ken-paxton-binder-company-lola-olivia-lawsuit 🔗Samantha Allen (20 Feb 2026)
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday that the state had filed a lawsuit against New York-based clothing company Lola Olivia over the sale of binders, arguing that the retailer violates consumer protection laws that ban "false, misleading, or deceptive advertising."
Widely known for using the power of his office to engage in myriad anti-LGBTQ+ political crusades — including the December 2025 introduction of a tip line that tacitly encourages Texans to photograph trans people using the restroom — Paxton issued a press release accompanying the lawsuit that describes youth transition as "child abuse," vowing to bring "swift and unrelenting justice" to Lola Olivia and other companies that sell binders.
"It's unconscionable that there are people in this world who are trying to make a fortune by hurting kids, but that's exactly what's going on here," Paxton wrote.
The lawsuit, which seeks $1,000,000 in monetary relief among other measures, alleges that binders cause "lasting damage," painting a dire and inaccurate picture of the health concerns associated with chest binding among youth.
For instance, the lawsuit claims that "even" the World Professional Association of Transgender Health "has indicated that the use of breast binders ... bears significant risk," when, in actuality, the 2022 WPATH Standards of Care acknowledge "common negative health impacts" like "back/chest pain, shortness of breath and overheating" while advising that physicians treating trans youth should counsel them to use "binders specifically designed for the gender diverse population."
