Three civil rights groups are suing Gov. Greg Abbott to bar the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services from punishing parents who support gender-affirming care for their teens.
Three civil rights groups are swinging back at Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest offensive against transgender children with a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Republican incumbent accusing him of inflicting “terror and anxiety” among vulnerable children through discrimination and harassment.Meet the Houston 8-year-old standing up to Abbott, for trans kids, at Biden's State of the Union
in Austin about their own experiences and pleaded with lawmakers to vote down laws targeting their basic rights. In each session, the bills were defeated.'I finally feel right in my body': Houston kids confront anti-trans legislation that targets them The family of the 16-year-old says the governor’s legal directives were improper and violated the Texas Administrative Procedures Act, the separation of powers requirements of the Texas Constitution and the constitutional rights of transgender youth and their parents.
Mayor Sylvester Turner on Tuesday joined other local leaders who previously have opposed the edicts, including Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and District Attorney Kim Ogg. Turner announced he opposed officials taking punitive measures that could endanger transgender children.
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