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.
Judge blocks Texas from investigating trans teen’s parents
metroweekly.coma directive by Gov. Greg Abbott ordering the agency to investigate parents who may have allowed their trans-identifying children to access puberty blockers or hormones.
Abbot based that directive on a legal opinion, issued by Attorney General Ken Paxton, opining that surgical or hormonal interventions are “abuse” because they cause infertility, and thus violate transgender-identifying minors’ right to procreate.
DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters subsequently issued a statement vowing to “follow Texas law” as laid out in Paxton’s opinion.After Jane Doe was placed on leave, officials with DFPS launched an official investigation into her, interviewing her, her husband, and her daughter and demanding they hand over documentation regarding her medical records to DFPS.
The family has so far refused to hand over those records. Doe claims she and her husband have been “unable to sleep, worrying about what they can do and how they can keep their family intact and their daughter safe and healthy,” as a result of the investigation.Enlisting the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Texas, and Lambda Legal, Jane Doe, along with her husband “John Doe” and daughter “Mary Doe,” and Dr.
