Texas Supreme Court to hear legal challenge to ban on transition-related care for kids

A fight over allowing transgender children to access puberty blockers and hormone therapies could hinge on justices’ interpretation of parental rights.

by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune January 30, 2024June 25, 2024

A fight over allowing transgender children to access puberty blockers and hormone therapies could hinge on justices’ interpretation of parental rights.

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Texas’ child welfare agency blocked from investigating many more parents of trans teens

Friday’s injunction applies to all members of PFLAG, an LGBTQ advocacy group with more than 600 members in Texas.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune September 18, 2022August 17, 2023

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Teacher Firing, $3 Movie Tickets: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Among this week’s top stories is Saturday’s $3 movie ticket promotion at movie theaters across San Antonio.

by San Antonio Current Staff September 2, 2022August 20, 2024

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Investigations of parents with trans kids hastening collapse of Texas’ child welfare agency, staffers say

Employee departures are hindering the agency’s ability to perform basic functions and have contributed to a ‘constant state of crisis,’ staffers argue in a legal filing.

by Sanford Nowlin September 2, 2022January 31, 2025

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Texas child welfare agency told staff to stay quiet about investigations of families with trans kids

Officials told employees not to communicate about cases via email or text — even with families under investigation, according to records obtained by two news organizations.

by Sanford Nowlin August 31, 2022December 11, 2023

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There is no legitimate ‘debate’ over gender-affirming healthcare

A recent New York Times article that experts called inaccurate and unethical now serves as evidence in Texas against transgender kids.

by Kit O'Connell, The Texas Observer July 23, 2022June 16, 2025

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Police Shooting Case, Boerne Hit-and-Run: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

High-profile attorney Lee Merritt is now representing the family of a San Antonio 13-year-old shot by a police officer.

by San Antonio Current Staff June 17, 2022June 12, 2025

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Texas judge temporarily blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to investigate families of trans kids

Friday’s order blocks state investigations of three families who sued over Abbott’s order that Texas child-welfare officials conduct child-abuse investigations of parents who seek gender-affirming care for their kids.

by Sanford Nowlin June 11, 2022August 17, 2023

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Citing suicide attempt, harassment, parents of trangender kids sue Texas to halt abuse investigations

‘[My son] is receiving mental health care and is recovering from the attempt, but these events have devastated our life,’ said the mother of the trans teen who tried to take his own life.

by Sanford Nowlin June 9, 2022May 24, 2025

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Texas resumes investigations into parents of trans children, families’ lawyers confirm

Lawyers representing families under investigation said they heard from the agency Thursday about continuing the investigations that had previously been halted by a statewide injunction.

by Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune May 20, 2022August 17, 2023

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Forbes Billionaires, Youngest Mariachi Singer: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Current readers also gravitated to a story about Texans crossing into New Mexico in big numbers to purchase legal weed.

by San Antonio Current Staff April 15, 2022May 5, 2025

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Texas child welfare workers quitting over governor’s order to investigate families with transgender kids

Nearly 1 in 10 investigators in Child Protective Services’ Austin office have resigned since the controversial order.

by Sanford Nowlin April 8, 2022April 25, 2024

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Former child-welfare supervisor says Texas straying from protocols as it looks into parents of trans kids

The former staffer said it looks as if outcomes of investigations into families with trans children are predetermined.

by Sanford Nowlin April 1, 2022August 17, 2023

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Appeals court reinstates block on Texas investigating parents of transgender children

The ruling is the latest turn in a lawsuit brought by parents who were investigated for helping their teen obtain gender-affirming care.

by Sanford Nowlin March 22, 2022August 17, 2023

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Group buys billboards in San Antonio, other Texas cities to fight governor’s anti-trans order

The billboards purchased by the Trevor Project will educate the public about life-saving crisis services while spelling out the importance of gender-affirming care.

by Sanford Nowlin March 19, 2022November 20, 2024

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Beto O’Rourke says the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature would back his plan to legalize weed

“I’ll let you in on a secret: Republicans like to get high just as much as Democrats,” the former El Paso congressman said.

by Sanford Nowlin March 14, 2022June 17, 2025

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Texas AG Ken Paxton loses appeal over investigation of transgender teen’s family

by Sanford Nowlin March 9, 2022August 17, 2023

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Texas judge temporarily blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to investigate families of trans kids

Citing suicide attempt, harassment, parents of trangender kids sue Texas to halt abuse investigations

Texas resumes investigations into parents of trans children, families’ lawyers confirm

Texas child welfare workers quitting over governor’s order to investigate families with transgender kids

Former child-welfare supervisor says Texas straying from protocols as it looks into parents of trans kids

Appeals court reinstates block on Texas investigating parents of transgender children

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