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.
Paxton launches investigation into Texas Children’s
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Despite the fact that the anti-scientific and medically dangerous Senate Bill 15, which bans gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Texas, has been passed by the Texas Legislature and will soon be signed by Gov.
Greg Abbott (if he hasn’t already signed it), the new law does not take effect until Sept. 1. Considering that trans youth advocates have already said they will be challenging the law in court as soon as Abbott signs it, SB 15 could very well be enjoined from being enforced as the legal challenges play out.
And yet, Texas’ right-wing, federally-indicted attorney general, Ken Paxton, announced today that he will be investigating a second hospital for “violating the law” by offering gender-affirming care because that is against the law.
Because he said so. According to a press release from Paxton’s office, he has “announced an investigation into Texas Children’s Hospital [in Houston] to determine if the entity is actively engaging in illegal behavior and performing ‘gender transitioning’ procedures on children.” “I’ve been clear that any ‘gender transitioning’ procedures that hurt our children constitute child abuse under Texas law,” Paxton declares in the press release.
