Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’s planning to take his legal battle to allow the state to investigate gender-affirming health care for transgender kids as “child abuse” to the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court.
in Travis County to hold a hearing Friday to determine if all investigations should be halted statewide.Thursday he expects the court will rule against him.
"It's an Austin-based court, a more liberal version of a judge. So we're definitely going to appeal that and take it to the Texas Supreme Court. I have no doubt that the governor has the authority to do what he's doing," Paxton added.
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