AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking the Texas Supreme Court to allow the state to restart its abuse investigations into the parents of transgender children.
Paxton filed his request with the state’s top court Wednesday afternoon. On Tuesday, the Texas Department of Child and Protective Services directed its employees to stop opening child abuse investigations based solely on allegations that parents are allowing their trans kids to access certain medical treatments due to a court injunction.
“While this injunction is in place, (statewide intake) will not assess these matters as intakes unless independent grounds that warrant an investigation are reported,” Associate Commissioner Stephen Black said in an email obtained by The Dallas Morning News and verified by the agency.
