Texas once again temporarily blocked from investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: Texas Tribune

A Texas appeals court on Monday reinstated a temporary injunction blocking Texas from investigating parents for child abuse if they allow their transgender children to receive gender-affirming care.

The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals issued the order as part of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal on behalf of the parents of a transgender teenager who were being investigated by child welfare workers.

“Having reviewed the record, we conclude that reinstating the temporary injunction is necessary to maintain the status quo and preserve the rights of all parties,” three appellate justices wrote.

Last month, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a nonbinding legal opinion arguing that some gender-affirming care for minors could be considered child abuse. Four days after the opinion published, Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents facilitating gender-affirming care for their kids.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/21/texas-transgender-investigation-child-abuse-appeals-court/

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Paxton claimed that the injunction was stayed due his appeal. This was a questionable claim that the court of appeals has rejected

[Ford_Prefect]

1. Paxton is out of his mind and is not qualified to protect the citizens of Texas.

[Major Nikon]

6. Then there's the little matter of having multiple felony indictments

It really just goes to show the intellectual bankruptcy of a party that for decades peddled every fringe lunatic conspiracy theory about the criminality of the Clintons despite neither of them ever being anywhere close to a criminal indictment.
https://www.texasobserver.org/indicted-attorney-general-ken-paxton-epitomizes-texas-exceptionalism-on-corruption/

[Skittles]

2. OMFG

AREN'T THERE ENOUGH REAL ISSUES TO DEAL WITH IN TEXAS, ALL THESE REPUKE FREAKS DO NOW IS PERFORM FOR THE FASCIST CULT

[ck4829]

3. Texas is going after these parents harder than owners of grain silos that explode

[KY_EnviroGuy]

4. And fertilizer plants but most importantly......refineries.

KY

[KY_EnviroGuy]

5. Clearly demonstrates the level of funding Texas rethugs get from religious groups.

Rethugs love emotional issues they can support that fill their coffers to fight against those who support democracy....