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The ACLU suit looks to block Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services investigate parents seeking gender-affirming care for their transgender children, for child abuse.
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Demonstrators gather at the Texas Capitol to protest Paxton's opinion on health care for trans youthThe attorney general said certain gender-affirming procedures should be considered child abuse. One demonstrator said supporters of this stance don't understand what this type of care is.
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As Texas moves to treat gender-affirming care for trans kids as 'abuse,' families worry about futureFamilies of transgender kids and LGBTQ advocates have raised concerns about the well-being of children after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to treat gender-affirming care as child abuse.
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Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.
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On Monday, the attorney general issued an opinion that some medical care for transgender children is child abuse. The governor backed him on it. But Central Texas' largest school district said it won't be reporting anyone.
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Many first-graders are in a classroom for the first time and don't understand the routines. The result is often chaotic, but also normal for children this age, says a professor of early childhood education.
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Plus: Do kids really need masks if they've been vaccinated and had COVID? And what kind of masks should kids wear?
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While issues around masking remain polarized, there are growing calls for a post-omicron off-ramp for kids and masks.
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Austin Public Health leaders say they are also keeping an eye on a sub-variant of omicron found in Texas that is more contagious than the original omicron variant.
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President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage.