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Texas child abuse investigations over gender-affirming care no longer blocked
Texas Tribune – Health · By Terri Langford · April 24, 2026
In plain language
The Texas Supreme Court has ended a legal block that once stopped state officials from investigating families for providing gender-affirming care to their children. This change happened because the state finished its investigations into the specific families involved in the lawsuit, and one child has since become an adult. While the court removed the temporary protections, it did not decide whether providing this medical care should be considered child abuse. This legal battle began after Texas leadership directed state agencies to investigate these medical treatments as potential abuse.
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Key takeaways
- The Texas Supreme Court removed temporary orders that blocked child abuse investigations into gender-affirming care.
- Specific investigations into the suing families were closed, leading the court to rule the legal blocks were no longer needed.
- The court did not rule on whether providing gender-affirming care actually constitutes child abuse under the law.
- Texas has since passed a law that officially bans doctors from providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors.
- State investigations began after a 2022 legal opinion from the Attorney General labeled transition-related care as abusive.
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