A Tarrant County suspect described by Current Revolt as a “transexual individual” was arrested this week on a terroristic-threat charge after allegedly sending threatening messages to Republican Texas state Rep. David Lowe.
Natalie Fleur Braden was booked September 23 on a terroristic-threat charge, according to a public booking index that says its record is sourced from official Tarrant County booking data. The record lists a $500 bond.
A criminal charge is an allegation. Braden is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
Who Is Rep. David Lowe?
Lowe represents Texas House District 91, which includes part of Tarrant County.
According to his official Texas House biography, Lowe served as a military police officer in the U.S. Army and completed four overseas tours, including two combat deployments to Afghanistan. He retired from the Army in 2015 and later pursued a law-enforcement career after graduating from the Texas Peace Officer’s Academy in 2018.
What Texas Law Says About Terroristic Threats
Texas’ terroristic-threat statute covers several categories of threatened violence and does not require conduct typically associated with large-scale terrorism.
Under Texas Penal Code Section 22.07, a person commits the offense by threatening to commit an offense involving violence against a person or property while acting with one of several specified intentions.
Those include intending to cause an emergency response, place another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury, interrupt use of a public place or service, place the public or a substantial group of people in fear of serious bodily injury, or influence the activities of a federal, state, or local government branch or agency.
The offense level depends on the conduct alleged.
A threat intended to place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury is generally a Class B misdemeanor. The law elevates that form of the offense to a Class A misdemeanor in certain circumstances, including when it is committed against a public servant. Other provisions of the statute can carry felony penalties.
Because the publicly available Braden booking record identifies the charge only as terroristic threat, it is not yet clear which statutory provision authorities allege applies.
‘Transexual’ Description Comes From Current Revolt
The outlet’s September 24 headline reads, “Transexual Individual Arrested After Threats Against Texas State Rep,” and the article describes Braden as “A transexual individual out of Tarrant County.”
Tarrant County Inmate search records reviewed by The Dallas Express show Braden listed as MALE:
Tarrant County, Texas. Inmate Search Records.
Modern federal health datasets and peer-reviewed studies typically use terms such as “transgender” rather than “transexual.”
Separate Data Show Higher Mental-Health Distress
Separate from Braden’s case, federal health data and peer-reviewed research have documented higher rates of reported mental-health distress among adults categorized as “transgender” than among cisgender adults.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 26 states, including Texas, found substantially higher rates of frequent mental distress and a history of depression among respondents identifying as “transgender” compared with cisgender respondents.
The CDC defined frequent mental distress as reporting poor mental health during at least 14 of the previous 30 days.
Frequent mental distress was reported by 37.2% of respondents categorized as “transgender” female, 39.8% of respondents categorized as “transgender” male, and 51.8% of respondents categorized as “transgender” gender-nonconforming.
The comparable rate among cisgender respondents was 15.7%.
The CDC also found a history of depression among 47.4% of “transgender” female respondents, 48.8% of “transgender” male respondents, and 67.2% of “transgender” gender-nonconforming respondents, compared with 21.4% of cisgender respondents.
Newer peer-reviewed research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in May 2026 found a similar disparity.
Researchers analyzed data from the 2022 KFF/The Washington Post Trans Survey involving 1,338 U.S. adults. They found frequent mental distress among 47% of “transgender” and “gender-diverse” adults, compared with 21% of cisgender adults.
The study also found unmet mental-health needs among 48% of “transgender” and “gender-diverse adults,” compared with 26% of cisgender adults.
The Dallas Express Previously Covered Threat Against Tarrant County Judge
Tarrant County has dealt with other alleged threats against public officials this year.
As previously reported by The Dallas Express, Cesar Vizcaya-Raudales was arrested in January after authorities accused him of threatening Tarrant County Criminal Court Judge Charles Vanover and law enforcement.
DX obtained copies of alleged Facebook posts that included the statements “Kill this judge” and “Kill law enforcement.”
Vizcaya-Raudales was arrested January 13 on charges involving a terroristic threat and harassment and was held on two bonds totaling $1.5 million, according to the earlier DX report.
“Threatening our judges is unacceptable and you will go to jail,” Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn said in the release cited by DX. “There is nowhere you can hide that we won’t find you when you make threats towards a public official.”
Braden’s case remains in its early stages. Additional details about the alleged messages, the precise charge, and the evidence supporting the arrest could emerge if an arrest affidavit or other court documents become publicly available.
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