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Texas could fine doctors $250,000 for changing patients' recorded sex on their medical documents as part of a new bill. The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday requiring health agencies to record the sex assigned at patients' births on forms. The bill includes penalties for those who do not comply. Meanwhile, a separate Texas bill could make it a felony for transgender people to identify their gender differently from their sex assigned at birth on official documents with government entities or employers. The bill could fine doctors $250,000 for changing patients' recorded sex. However, it also has an exemption stating it does not stop gender identity information from being included in health records.