IN RE Greg ABBOTT in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of Texas; Jaime Masters in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services; and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Relators.
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David Coale , Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann LLP, Dallas, Kyle Gardner , Dallas, for Amicus Curiae American Academy of Pediatrics and Additional National and State Medical and Mental Health Organizations.
Greg Wehrer , Squire Sanders (US) LLP, Houston, Mary Kelly Persyn , Rafael M. Langer-Osuna , for Amici Curiae American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Children's Advocacy Institute, First Focus on Children, FosterClub, Futures Without Violence, iFoster, Social Current, The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse, The National Association of Social Workers (NASW), The National Foundation to End Child Abuse and Neglect (EndCAN).
Ron Beal , Professor & Attorney at Law, Waco, for Amicus Curiae Beal, Ron.
Holt Lackey , Ellwanger Law LLLP, Austin, for Amici Curiae Current and Former Employees of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Texas State Employees Union.
Donald P. Wilcox , Eamon J. Reilly , Texas Medical Association, Office of the General Counsel, Austin, for Amicus Curiae Texas Medical Association.
JusticeBlacklock delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court as to Parts I and II. Justice Bland delivered the opinion of the Court as to Part III, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Busby, and Justice Huddle joined.
On February 18, 2022, the Attorney General issued Opinion No. KP-0401, which concludes that certain "`sex change...
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