Gregory Wayne Abbott (born November 13, 1957) is an American attorney who has served as the 48th governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Abbott previously served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the third governor of any U.S. state to permanently use a wheelchair. He is also the first disabled governor in Texas history.
Appellate court upholds injunction against investigations into trans youths’ families
Emmett Schelling, executive director of the Transgender Education Network of Texas, speaks at a rally protesting Gov. Greg Abbott’s anti-trans directive to DFPS. (Erich Schlegel/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign) Texas’ Third Circuit Court of Appeals has once again dismissed an appeal by Attorney General Ken Paxton, leaving in place a state-wide injunction halting investigations into families and medical professionals providing gender-affirming healthcare for transgender children.
In a ruling issued Monday, March 21, the appellate court wrote, “Having reviewed the record, we conclude that reinstating the temporary injunction is necessary to maintain the status quo and preserve the rights of all parties.” The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the family of a trans teen against Gov.
Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services after Abbott ordered DFPS to begin investigations based on Paxton’s non-binding opinion claiming that gender-affirming health care for trans children is child abuse.
Travis County District Court Judge Amy Clark Meachum initially issued a temporary restraining order halting the investigation into the plaintiff family.
