Democrat Judge Blocks Texas From Investigating Two Families With ‘Transgender Kids’ for Child Abuse
By Cassandra Fairbanks
A Democrat judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the state from investigating two families with “transgender kids” for child abuse.
The block is an extension of a temporary restraining order issued last month while the issue goes to trial.
Three families and representatives for PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) filed a lawsuit to block child abuse investigations into families that are obtaining gender change surgery or hormones for minors. Gov. Greg Abbott had ordered the investigations to be conducted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service earlier this year and the legality of his decision was upheld by the state’s Supreme Court in May.
“Consistent with our correspondence in August 2021, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has now confirmed in the enclosed opinion that a number of so-called ‘sex change’ procedures constitute child abuse under existing Texas law. Because the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for protecting children from abuse, I hereby direct your agency to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas,” Governor Abbott wrote in a letter to the Department of Family and Protective Services in February.