In recent weeks, TENT learned that printed fliers and text messages were circulating in its name without permission, according to an investigative report by CBS News Texas. At Tuesday’s hearing, Travis County District Judge Jan Soifer will not determine who sent the mailers or whether anyone broke the law, but will decide whether TENT can ask a telecommunications company where the messages came from.

In its court petition, TENT states it had nothing to do with these texts and mailers, and that its name, website, and images were used without permission. The text messages, sent October 12 and 13, directed recipients to TENT’s website for information about gender-affirming care in Texas and resources for transgender students, including guidance on school bathrooms. TENT alleges that the communications were part of an effort to mislead voters and damage the organization’s reputation ahead of the midterm elections.