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‘When a child tells you who they are, believe them’: the psychologist taking on Texas’ anti-trans policies

Dr Megan Mooney is suing Texas governor Greg Abbott to stop his classification of gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’

The Guardian - US

In Texas primaries, candidates far from middle flourish as moderates disappear from landscape

DALLAS — Republicans on Tuesday — and to a lesser degree Democrats — were on the path to nominating candidates on the edges of the Texas electorate, which could lead to more ultra-conservative policy decisions and voters in the political middle without clout.

Tribune News Service

In GOP Primaries, Abbott Crushes Opponents While Paxton Forced into Runoff

Abbott’s shameless lurch to the right pays off, while Paxton may finally pay a price for clownish corruption in a runoff battle.

Texas Observer

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Greg Abbott wins Texas governor Republican primary

Incumbent Greg Abbott defeated seven other candidates in the Republican primary for governor of Texas on March 1, 2022, and will advance to the Nov. 8 general election. As of 10:30 p.m. EST, 68% of precincts had reported. Abbott led with 68% percent of the vote, followed by Allen West…

Ballotpedia

Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke jump to big early leads, expected to face off for Texas governor in fall

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke jumped to big early leads and were expected to win their respective parties’ nominations for Texas governor without a runoff Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke easily win primaries, setting up race for Texas governor in fall

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke jumped to big early leads and won their respective parties’ nominations for Texas governor without a runoff Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Texas officials are investigating parents of transgender youths for possible child abuse

DALLAS — The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has begun investigating parents of transgender adolescents seeking gender-affirming medical care for potential child abuse, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Travis County court.

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Lawsuit aims to stop Texas investigating parents seeking care for trans children

Lawsuit filed after state’s governor and attorney general called medically necessary gender-affirming care ‘child abuse’

The Guardian - US

Lawsuit: Texas investigating parents of transgender youth

The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas say in a lawsuit that the state is investigating them after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered officials to look into reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse

The Independent UK

Demandan a Texas por criminalizar el cuidado de niños transgénero

El gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, fue demandado por presuntamente violar los derechos constitucionales de los niños transgénero y sus padres al tratar de criminalizar el trato a los adolescentes con disforia de género.

Tribune News Service

Texas sued for criminalizing care for transgender children

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott was sued for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of transgender children and their parents by trying to criminalize the treatment of adolescents with gender dysphoria.

Tribune News Service

Texas governor sued for trying to criminalise parents of trans kids seeking gender-affirmation treatments

The plaintiffs called Mr Abbott’s directive a ‘politically motivated misinformation campaign’

The Independent UK

2022 midterm elections: What to know ahead of Texas’ primary

The midterm election season opens on Tuesday

The Independent UK

2022 midterm elections: What to know ahead of Texas' primary

The 2022 midterm election season opens Tuesday in Texas

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Tribune News Service

Texas border deployment gets nearly $5 million boost after GOP leaders move money from other agencies

AUSTIN, Texas — With no fanfare, five of Texas’ top Republican leaders late last month moved nearly a half-billion dollars from three law enforcement-related state agencies to pay for the mounting costs of keeping thousands of National Guard soldiers deployed at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service

Heidi Stevens: Texas attempt to criminalize medical care for transgender youth is cynical exploitation of our bully moment

We’re living in a bully moment, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just doubled down.

Sports Illustrated

Arike Ogunbowale Calls Out Texas Attorney General, Governor Over Transgender Stance

She called their stance ‘damaging.’

Sports Illustrated

USWNT Players Wear Wristbands to Denounce Texas Governor’s Anti-Transgender Order

Texas governor Greg Abbott ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse by their guardians.

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The Independent UK

Texas governor order treats gender-confirming care as abuse

Texas Gov_ Greg Abbott has ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for kids as “child abuse."

The Guardian - US

Outrage after Texas attorney general calls gender-affirming surgery ‘child abuse’

Rights groups argue the attorney general’s opinions, which have no legal bearing, will spread fear and misinformation

Texas Observer

Dan Patrick’s Ban on Tenure Could Devastate Texas’ University System

The lieutenant governor’s proposal would not only do away with academic freedom; it would make attracting the best faculty near impossible.

The Independent UK

Abbott floats clemency for indicted Austin police officers

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is lashing out at the local prosecutor in his state’s capital, floating the possibility of clemency to 19 Austin police officers indicted for tactics used against during 2020 demonstrations against racial injustice

Salon

Abbott moves to outlaw trans children

Greg Abbott calls gender-affirming care "child abuse," directs agencies to investigate the practice

Axios

Abbott orders state agencies to investigate gender-affirming care for trans kids as child abuse

Abbott wrote that doctors, nurses, teachers and anyone who comes into contact with a child has a requirement to report parents.

Tribune News Service

Poll: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott up 7 points over Beto O’Rourke; AG Ken Paxton likely headed to runoff

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott again holds a single-digit lead over Democrat Beto O’Rourke in the Texas governor’s race, while scandal-plagued Attorney General Ken Paxton probably is headed for a GOP runoff, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

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