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The ACLU and Lambda Legal filed the lawsuit on behalf of three families currently under investigation, as well as more than 600 Texas-based members of PFLAG, an advocacy group for LGBTQ+ families.

State legislatures around the country have been trying to prevent transgender girls and women from competing with their peers. How that's playing out in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa depends on politics and people.

Lawyers representing families under investigation said they heard from the agency Thursday about continuing the investigations that had previously been halted by a statewide injunction.

State Rep. Stephanie Byers has endured a session in which Republicans tried to pass bills curbing rights of trans kids and a fellow lawmaker complained about sharing a restroom with her.

It’s been two months since Texas leaders spoke out targeting health care access for trans youth. Investigations into families and lawsuits circling the courts have made people like Michael and Tristan, who are part of a trans youth support group in North Texas, feel overwhelmed. Because they both feel unsafe given the current climate in Texas, we're only using their first names in this story.

Transgender health care has been under a microscope in Texas. There's a lot of ignorance surrounding it. So, KUT's clearing up some simple questions about the live-saving medical care.

Paxton’s claims that the companies engaged in deceptive marketing practices are part of his ongoing effort to limit access to gender-affirming health care for transgender teens.

It can be a lifeline for transgender youth, especially those struggling with their mental health and thoughts of suicide.

Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed the state’s child welfare agency to investigate family and medical providers who help young transgender youth receive gender-affirming care. The move immediately attracted a legal challenge and condemnation across the country from LGBTQ+ advocates. They say the state policy is part of a years-long campaign against trans youth in Texas — and it’s inspired one young Texan to speak out.

The issue is no longer contained to just the party’s fringes — and it is unlikely to go away any time soon as the national fervor grows, Gov. Greg Abbott’s directive faces legal challenges and it factors prominently into a slew of GOP primary runoffs.