Coverage dated June 9, 2022 to June 10, 2022

A judge ordered Texas to suspend child abuse investigations against 3 families with transgender children

Headline from Local News 8, on the newest of 2 developments

By Andy Rose, CNN A district court judge in Texas has ordered the state to suspend child abuse investigations against three families with transgender children who sued Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this week.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth

    Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia ·

  2. Newest

    A judge ordered Texas to suspend child abuse investigations against 3 families with transgender children

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

Reports & sources

43 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Judge's Ruling Blocks Texas From Investigating Families of Transgender Children (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care.

  2. CBS News

    Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of transgender youth (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Judge Jan Soifer found "sufficient reason to believe that the plaintiffs will suffer immediate and irreparable injury" if the investigations were allowed to proceed.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Judge blocks Texas investigating families of trans youth (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

    Published

    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse.

  4. Tucson

    Texas judge blocks state from investigating families of transgender children for abuse over gender-confirming care (opens Tucson)

    Published

    Tucson's feed description

    Texas judge blocks state from investigating families of transgender children for abuse over gender-confirming care.

  5. KVIA El Paso

    Judge temporarily blocks some Texas investigations into gender-affirming care for trans kids (opens KVIA El Paso)

    Published

    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    An Austin judge has temporarily stopped the state from investigating many parents who provide gender-affirming care to their transgender children. The state has ruled out allegations of child abuse against one family under investigation, but at least eight more cases remain open.

  6. WFAA Dallas

    Judge blocks Texas investigating families of transgender youth (opens WFAA Dallas)

    Published

    WFAA Dallas's feed description

    The ruling comes about a month after the Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse.

  7. Forbes

    Texas Judge Blocks Investigations Into Trans Youth Families (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive earlier this year classifying gender-affirming care for trans youth as child abuse.

  8. Fox News

    Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of transgender children for child abuse (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A Texas judge blocked the state from probing families of transgender youth who have received gender-affirming treatment that the state has labeled as child abuse.

  9. Local News 8

    A judge ordered Texas to suspend child abuse investigations against 3 families with transgender children (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Andy Rose, CNN A district court judge in Texas has ordered the state to suspend child abuse investigations against three families with transgender children who sued Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this week.

  10. NPR

    A judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Jan Soifer halts investigations against three families who sued.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Transgender investigations blocked in Texas (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender-confirming medical care, a new obstacle to the state labeling such treatments as child abuse.

  12. Towleroad Gay News

    Texas Judge Suspends Governor's Order To Investigate Transgender Procedures (opens Towleroad Gay News)

    Published

    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    By Dan Whitcomb

  13. Delaware Public Media

    A judge blocks Texas from investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse (opens Delaware Public Media)

    Published

    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The temporary restraining order is a new obstacle to the state's attempts to investigate families of transgender children who have received gender-affirming care.

  14. Portland Press Herald

    Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth (opens Portland Press Herald)

    Published

    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The temporary restraining order halts investigations against three families who challenged a directive by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.