A Texas judge has temporarily blocked Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton from asking LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to provide information about transgender children undergoing gender reassignment treatment.
Friday’s ruling came a day after PFLAG National filed a court challenge asking Paxton’s office to stop collecting the information.
Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantu Hexel said the tip would harm PFLAG and its members in a number of ways, including violating their rights to free speech, association and protection from unreasonable search. .
The judge also said forcing the group to hand over information to Paxton would be a “serious invasion” of privacy.
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A Texas judge has temporarily blocked Attorney General Ken Paxton from asking LGBTQ+ advocacy groups to provide information about transgender children undergoing gender reassignment treatment. (Getty)
A hearing to give Paxton’s office an opportunity to argue why Friday’s order should not be upheld was scheduled for March 25.
Last month, Paxton’s office announced that PFLAG CEO Brian Bond was in court last year asking members to plan for contingency plans after the state imposed a ban on gender reassignment treatment for minors. It requested the submission of “documents and communications” regarding the statement in which it said it was preparing a
The attorney general’s office said in a statement Thursday that this information is highly relevant to its investigation into whether health care providers are committing insurance fraud to circumvent the ban.
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The attorney general’s office said Thursday that this information is highly relevant to its investigation into whether health care providers are committing insurance fraud to circumvent a ban on providing gender reassignment treatment to minors. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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The American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing FPLAG in court, said, “PFLAG’s members in Texas with transgender youth are doing what all loving parents do: supporting and caring for their children.” “We are seeking a permanent injunction against Mr. Paxton’s request so that we can continue to support him,” he said.
PFLAG and the state of Texas have been engaged in legal battles in the past, and in 2022 the state adopted a policy to investigate cases of gender reassignment treatment for children as child abuse cases.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
