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Governor Abbott directs DFPS to investigate gender-transitioning procedures as child abuse

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Official 22 February 2022 Texas governor press release directing investigations into gender-affirming care for minors.

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Office of the Texas Governor
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government
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high
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3 pages

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Open original source https://gov.texas.gov/es/news/post/governor-abbott-directs-dfps-to-investigate-gender-transitioning-procedures-as-child-abuse Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://gov.texas.gov/es/news/post/governor-abbott-directs-dfps-to-investigate-gender-transitioning-procedures-as-child-abuse

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Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash Laws and Censorship

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How did anti-LGBTQ+ backlash laws target visibility?

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22 February 2022 DiscriminationInternationalLegalTransHealth

Texas Governor Orders Investigation of Parents Providing Gender-Affirming Care

Governor Greg Abbott directed the Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate parents providing gender-affirming care to their children, following an attorney general opinion classifying such care as 'child abuse'. The directive led to investigations of families, including a DFPS employee placed on leave. A district judge temporarily blocked the order before the Texas Supreme Court allowed investigations to resume.