HOUSTON — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced he is launching an investigation into Texas Children's Hospital.
Paxton said this is to find out whether they are "actively engaging in illegal behavior and performing gender transitioning procedures on children.”
It is not clear what illegal behavior Paxton is referring to. Senate Bill 14 was passed this legislative session to ban gender-affirming care for children in Texas, but it does not go into effect until September 1 and has not yet been signed by the governor.
Paxton is requesting 25 different types of documents related to gender-affirming care from the hospital.
Last year, he and the governor called these kinds of treatments "child abuse" and asked the state health department to investigate that type of care. Courts blocked that effort.
Contrary to SB 14 and Paxton's efforts, the American Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Association, and several other medical groups support gender-affirming care.
He has also launched an investigation into Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin for the same reason.
We've reached out to Paxton's office and the Texas Children's Hospital, but have yet to hear back.