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Rio Grande Valley trans rights advocates say that CPS investigations — resulting from a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott to probe the families of trans children for child abuse — are discouraging civic participation in the region.
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In an order late Monday, the Third Court of Appeals reinstated a statewide injunction into the practice that was previously granted by a state district judge earlier this month.
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The judge halted the state from enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to launch "child abuse" investigations against parents getting gender-affirming care for their transgender children.
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The Texas Attorney General is defending the governor’s decision to order the state’s child welfare agency to investigate parents, and health care professionals for providing certain gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender kids.
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Citing potential criminal penalties, Texas Children’s Hospital will no longer provide hormone therapy to transgender patients.
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Judge's order stops short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care.
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Ken Paxton’s legal opinion issued Monday defines certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors as child abuse.