Parents Sue TX Gov Over Anti-Trans Children Order

Politico reports:

Civil rights groups, a clinical psychologist and the family of a Texas child protection worker sued Gov. Greg Abbott and the state on Tuesday, challenging the Republican governor’s order to investigate the use of gender-affirming procedures on children.

According to a complaint filed in a state district court, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services launched an investigation into one of its employees — who is also the parent of a 16-year-old transgender girl — days after state officials declared gender-affirming medical care can constitute “child abuse” under state law.

Now that unnamed worker and their family are moving to stop the state from following through on election-season orders from Abbott that were backed by a legal opinion penned by conservative state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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Civil rights groups, a clinical psychologist and the family of a Texas child protection worker are suing Gov. Greg Abbott and the state, challenging the governor’s order to investigate the families of transgender children https://t.co/dWBqlT6GIr

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