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.
Texas judge blocks investigation into trans teen’s parents over gender-affirming care
District Judge Amy Clark Meachum issued a temporary order blocking Texas state from investigating the parents of a transgender teenager over gender-confirmation treatments.
However, Meachum’s order stopped short of preventing the state from looking into other reports about children receiving similar care, AP reports.
On 2 March, Judge Meachum supplied a halt to an investigation carried out by the Department of Family and Protective Services into the parents of the 16-year-old girl.
In her order, Meachum wrote that the parents and the teen “face the imminent and ongoing deprivation of their constitutional rights, the potential loss of necessary medical care, and the stigma attached to being the subject of an unfounded child abuse investigation.” A hearing for 11 March has been granted which will temporarily block the enforcement of Abbott’s directive.
