Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Texas attorney general is investigating a strongwoman weightlifting competition after trans athlete Jammie Booker competed in a women’s field, touching off controversy. Organizers and Official Strongman said their rules require competing in the category matching biological sex recorded at birth and that Booker would not have been allowed had the issue been known; organizers say they have been unable to reach Booker (whose social accounts are now private) and Strongman Archives shows Booker had not entered women’s events prior to June 2025, while Andrea Thompson — ultimately awarded the World’s Strongest Woman title — called the episode “the most exhausting experience” and urged an end to backlash.