{"id":1377116,"date":"2022-03-15T07:24:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377116"},"modified":"2022-03-15T07:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T11:36:04","slug":"texas-judge-halts-investigations-into-parents-of-transgender-minors-for-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-halts-investigations-into-parents-of-transgender-minors-for-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Judge Halts Investigations Into Parents of Transgender Minors for Child Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-judge-halts-investigations-into-parents-of-transgender-minors-for-child-abuse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1377116&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"aside1\" class=\"left\">\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investigations of parents with transgender children in Texas were temporarily halted on Friday after a state court ruled that the policy violated the state\u2019s constitution. The policy was ordered by GOP Gov. Greg Abbott last month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The New York Times\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/11\/us\/texas-transgender-child-abuse.html\">reported<\/a> that the injunction was issued by Democrat Judge Amy Clark Meachum in Travis County, Texas. The injunction \u201cstemmed from a legal challenge by the parents of a 16-year-old transgender girl,\u201d the report stated. The teen\u2019s family was among the first to be investigated by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As Townhall\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/madelineleesman\/2022\/03\/02\/texas-investigates-parents-of-transgender-minors-for-possible-child-abuse-n2604023\">covered<\/a>, the investigations were launched following an order by Abbott and a \u201cnon binding\u201d opinion by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that said parents who provide their minor children with puberty-suppressing drugs or other \u201cgender-affirming\u201d treatments could be investigated for child abuse. Reportedly, one of the first families to be investigated was an employee of the state.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Times noted that the policy is now halted until at least July pending a trial on this issue.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn issuing the ruling, which came after a day of testimony, Judge Meachum said the governor\u2019s actions, and those of the agency, \u2018violate separation of powers by impermissibly encroaching into the legislative domain.\u2019 She said there was a \u2018substantial likelihood\u2019 that plaintiffs would prevail after a trial on the merits because the governor\u2019s order was \u2018unconstitutional.\u2019<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The ruling applied to all investigations initiated across Texas under Mr. Abbott\u2019s order, which the court said could no longer be enforced pending a trial on the issue, set for July.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Though it was not clear how many inquiries had already been initiated, several parents of transgender children had come forward in recent weeks to say they had been contacted by officials from the state agency about the treatment their children had received.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/rebeccadowns\/2022\/03\/03\/ken-paxton-on-transgender-children-n2603766\">interview<\/a> with Townhall, Paxton said that section\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/statutes.capitol.texas.gov\/Docs\/FA\/htm\/FA.261.htm\">261.001 of the Texas Family Code<\/a> specifies that certain procedures and prescriptions on minors are all \u201cabuse\u201d under the code.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Here, the answer is clear regarding so-called sex-change procedures, puberty blockers, and hormone therapies. When performed on children, these procedures are &#8216;abuse&#8217; under Texas law. They\u2019re illegal. And family courts, family-law government agencies, and the like must do their part to stop it,&#8221; Paxton told Townhall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has a responsibility to act accordingly,\u201d Paxton said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/news\/releases\/ag-paxton-declares-so-called-sex-change-procedures-children-and-prescription-puberty-blockers-be\">press release<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ll do everything I can to protect against those who take advantage of and harm young Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investigations of parents with transgender children in Texas were temporarily halted on Friday after a state court ruled that the policy violated the state\u2019s constitution. 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