District attorneys in five of the largest counties in Texas on Thursday announced that they will not comply with Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) and state attorney general Ken Paxton’s (R) directive that state agencies begin investigating gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths.
So how will this play out? How stacked are the courts that will hear the cases?
Ah, the never ending Republican quest to name, marginalize and demonize yet another ‘Other’.
Prior to his latest directive, Abbott announced plans to amend the Texas Constitution with a Parent Bill of Rights if he wins re-election. Abbott argued that the bill will ensure parents’ rights to be the prime “decision-makers” when it comes to a child’s education and health care needs.
This has been bugging me since yesterday. So, Parents are the prime decision-makers UNLESS that decision does not have the Texas GOP’s approval. ARGH!
Remember how the MAGATs were screaming “HIPAA violation” when it came to vaccine mandates? And now they want PHYSICIANS to rat out the care some patients are getting. The hypocrisy is a never ending Mobius strip.
And they say that that there are Nazis in Kiev…
Well kinda hope somebody gets burn with a multi-million dollar “HIPAA violation” suit
Why are Republicans so obsessed with children’s genitalia?
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Someone needs to check Mr Abbott’s browser history.
My question, exactly.
The letter to DFPS was an executive branch workaround for a failed legislative effort.
It’s time to expand the jurisdiction of the SB 8 vigilante squad.
Me being temperamentally conservative, when the issue of gay marriage first came up my initial response was: “Hell No! It will ruin marriage!”. Then I read an article (I wish I could remember the author), that basically tore down that “Marriage Defense” argument bit by bit and the clinch was
“How is gay marriage going to ruin yours? Is your wife going to grow a dick?”
Me being a grumpy, stubborn old man change my position to: " Have your gay marriage, good luck with your gay divorce and your gay alimony." .
This whole transgender BS in Texas and other places makes me want to scream: “Is your daughter going to grow a dick, just because what others are doing??!!!”
So, another big government overreach. I thought the GOP hated that. Go fuck yourselves, it’s none of your business.
Every time I see this 
I want to punch his f**king face. I mean it. This guy would be the one. Actually, one of the ones.
Bread and circuses sadly with out a meal or entertainment.
It sounds like Abbot’s anti-trans youth pogrom is off to a rocky start.
He is not worried about that, he gets credit just for announcing it among the Jesus-loving crowd.
I want to report someone I heard is abusing children in Texas. I don’t know his name but he lives in this house
Any reporting on whatever populist brouhaha Abbott’s stirring up needs to be accompanied by a deep dive on what he’s trying to hide.
