<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">A Texas judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order to block </span><span class="r-18u37iz">the state </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">from investigating two </span>families with children who are claimed to be transgender.</p>
<p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Travis County District Court Judge Jan Soifer agreed with the parents of the kids that the families face immediate harm from the investigations.</span></p>
<p>Also during the hearing, the state&#8217;s attorney <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2022/06/10/texas-judge-halts-two-transgender-child-abuse-investigations/">revealed</a> that the state has closed the child abuse case into one of the families, the Briggles.</p>
<p>The Briggles were one of at least nine families under state investigation for allowing their child to receive medical treatment that affirmed the child&#8217;s preferred gender, such as puberty blockers and hormone therapy.</p>
<p>Back in February, Governor Greg Abbott <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-directs-dfps-to-investigate-gender-transitioning-procedures-as-child-abuse">directed</a> the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service to investigate instances of Texas children being subjected to &#8220;abusive gender-transitioning procedures.&#8221; The directive came after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released a non-binding legal opinion stating that certain gender-transitioning procedures for minors constitute child abuse under Texas law.</p>
<p>“There is no doubt that these procedures are ‘abuse’ under Texas law, and thus must be halted,” Paxton <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/ag-paxton-declares-so-called-sex-change-procedures-children-and-prescription-puberty-blockers-be">said</a>. “The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) has a responsibility to act accordingly. I’ll do everything I can to protect against those who take advantage of and harm young Texans.”</p>
<p>The Briggles, along with two other families, had sued to block the child abuse investigations the state opened against them. That <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/22056166-2022-06-08-complaint">lawsuit</a> was filed Wednesday in Travis County. They are the only family not filing under a pseudonym. The other families are going by the names ‘Roe’ and ‘Voe’ in the lawsuit.</p>
<p>All three families have children they allowed to transition from female to male-appearing.</p>
<p>In the lawsuit, the Voes said their child attempted suicide, consuming a bottle of aspirin, the day the governor&#8217;s order came down. The Voes later sought help from a psychiatric hospital for their child, they said.</p>
<p>“Giving hormones or pubertal blockers can constitute child abuse,” Assistant Attorney General Courtney Corbello said during Friday&#8217;s hearing.</p>
<p>“Is that true when the treatment is considered standard protocol and supported by every major medical organization in the United States?” the judge retorted.</p>
<p>Last month, Amber Briggle accused the governor of playing election politics with the investigation into her family.</p>
<p>“This has been political since day one,” she <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/06/08/families-of-trans-children-file-new-lawsuit-against-texas-child-abuse-policy/">told</a> The Dallas Morning News. “They’re not going to close [our case] unless they’re forced to by the courts.”</p>
<p>The Briggles were recently <a href="https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1524213538415386625">treated</a> to a home-cooked Mother&#8217;s Day dinner by Beto O’Rourke, who is running against Abbott for Texas governor. The Democratic candidate came to the house with groceries to make burgers, broccoli, and potatoes.</p>
<p>The temporary restraining order granted Friday to the families applies to all members of LGBT advocacy group PFLAG, according to the families&#8217; attorneys. PFLAG has more than 600 members in Texas. Lambda Legal, as well as the ACLU of Texas, are representing the families.</p>
<p>“Every one of these children and every one of these parents have experienced the fear, have experienced the harm,” Lambda Legal attorney Paul Castillo said at the hearing.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not clear yet if Texas will fight the order.</p>

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