From In re Perez, decided yesterday by the Texas Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi-Edinburg), in an opinion by Justice Clarissa Silva, joined by Justices Gina Benavides and Leticia Hinojosa:
Perez sought to change her name to this symbol:
{In Perez's brief, she notes that the symbol may be represented through text by typing "O(+>". Perez acknowledges that the symbol depicted was first adopted by recording artist Prince Rogers Nelson (Prince). In 1993, Prince issued a press release regarding the adoption of the name wherein he described it as "a symbol with no pronunciation."}
Perez stated that requested the change because "[t]he new name has a very spiritual meaning to [her]." Perez further noted that "[she] now identif[ies] as this person."
Nope, said the court:
