# Senate scandal rocks Texas as Republican women’s group is linked to ‘perverted’ transgender texts to kids – as JD Vance says sender ‘should go to prison’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/senate-scandal-rocks-texas-as-republican-womens-group-is-linked-to-perverted-transgender-texts-to-kids-as-jd-vance-says-sender-should-go-to-prison/
- Published: 2026-10-30T14:21:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T14:53:26+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16252407/Senate-scandal-rocks-Texas-Republican-womens-group-linked-perverted-transgender-texts-kids-JD-Vance-says-sender-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Court records link a Republican group to a Texas text campaign.
- The group denies involvement and vows legal action.
- The dispute is shaping debate in a close Senate race.

## Summary

Newly unsealed court records name the Republican Women’s Caucus Fund and a person identified as John Braun in connection with a text-message campaign about transgender children in Texas. The group denies authorising or participating in the campaign and says it was wrongfully named, while the controversy has drawn national attention after Vice President JD Vance said the sender of a letter to an 11-year-old should go to prison.

The texts began arriving on 12 October and appeared to direct recipients to resources for transgender young people; later mailers were addressed to students and listed support organisations. The messages allegedly posed as coming from the Transgender Education Network of Texas, which denies involvement and says its staff have faced threats. The issue has become a flashpoint in the close Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico, who has opposed restrictions on gender-affirming treatment for minors.

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