The Texas Supreme Court said that child abuse investigations into parents who allow their children to undergo transgender procedures can move forward, reversing an earlier court injunction blocking the law.
But the court also kept in place an injunction that applies to the family that brought the initial lawsuit against the February directive issued by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and questioned Abbott's authority on the matter, leading both sides of the dispute to claim victory.
Lambda Legal, an organization that offers legal representation to LGBT people, called the mixed ruling a win for the family, who was represented in court by the group. The lawsuit came from a Texas mother who worked in the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services, which was directed to investigate parents administering gender transition procedures, such as hormone therapy and puberty blockers, for child abuse. The mother, who was allowing her 16-year-old transgender daughter to go through a transition, said the state had already initiated an investigation into her family.
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