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Judge blocks Texas investigation of trans teen’s parents

Published March 2, 2022 5:17 PM

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

A Texas judge has blocked the state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender confirming treatments she’s received. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order halting the investigation of the 16-year-old’s parents, but didn’t issue a broader ruling blocking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive requiring officials to look into such treatments on youth as abuse. Abbott issued his directive following a nonbinding legal opinion by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. The parents’ lawsuit marked the first reported investigation sparked by the directive and legal opinion.

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