Gov. Abbott orders TEA probe of Houston school for calling a student by chosen name and pronouns

Gov. Abbott speaks to parents during an event hosted by the Parent Empowerment Coalition at Covenant Christian Academy in McAllen on April 12, 2023. (Credit: Michael Gonzales for The Texas Tribune)

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Gov. Greg Abbott said he demanded that the state’s education agency investigate a Houston high school whose teachers were accused by a local conservative activist of “transitioning” a student they were calling by the student’s chosen name and pronouns.