Austin City Council passes gender affirming care protections after Texas lawsuit

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Austin City Council at odds with Texas AG over transgender protections - Washington Examiner

The Austin City Council passed a resolution ensuring that transgender people may receive gender reassignment therapy and providing protections for healthcare providers as well.  The resolution comes just days after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its changes to Title IX, which expanded sex-based discrimination in the federal civil rights law to include transgender students.  “Trans people d…

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Texas AG Paxton Vows to Act after Austin Council Defies State Ban on Trans Procedures for Kids

‘Texas municipalities do not have the authority to pick and choose which state laws they will or will not abide by,’ Texas attorney general Ken Paxton said.

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Austin City Council passes resolution to deprioritize SB 14

The resolution aims to make investigations into gender transition care a low priority for the city.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton Goes Off After Austin Declares Itself a Sanctuary City for 'Gender-Affirming Care'

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Austin Council passes resolution to make harder enforcement of Texas ban on gender-affirming care

"While the state has chosen to bully our trans friends, family, and neighbors to score political points, the City of Austin will not,” Austin council member Zo Qadri said.