Entity: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

Texas Court Upholds Injunctions Barring State from Investigating Families of Transgender Children

April 3, 2024
The Texas Court of Appeals upheld previously issued injunctions that bar the state from investigating families providing gender-affirming care to their children.

American Oversight Files Amicus Brief in Texas Lawsuit Challenging Governor’s Trans Child Abuse Rule

November 30, 2022
American Oversight has obtained records that reveal that the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services adopted new policies and procedures in response to Abbott’s February directive.

Records Request to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for Communications and Analyses Related to Gender-Affirming Care Directive

November 18, 2022
Records request to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeking communications and analyses related to the state directive which compelled the agency to investigate gender-affirming care as child abuse.

Records Request to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for Records Related to Investigations of Gender-Affirming Care as ‘Child Abuse’

October 4, 2022
Records request to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeking records reflecting the number of cases investigated following directive that classifies gender-affirming care as “child abuse.”

Texas Child Welfare Agency Instructed Employees Not to Communicate in Writing About Investigations into Gender-Affirming Care

September 1, 2022
Records obtained by American Oversight showed that the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services told staff not to discuss cases related to Gov. Abbott’s February anti-trans directive.

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Records Regarding State Directive Classifying Gender-Affirming Care as ‘Child Abuse’

August 19, 2022
Records from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services records in response to American Oversight's request seeking communications and analyses related to the state directive which classifies gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse.’ These records include related communications.

Records Request to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for Communications Containing Key Terms Related to Anti-LGBTQ Policies

April 25, 2022
Records request to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeking communications containing key terms related to anti-LGBTQ policies.

Records Request to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for Records Related to the State Directive Classifying Gender-Affirming Care as ‘Child Abuse’

April 4, 2022
Records request to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services seeking communications and analyses related to the state directive which classifies gender-affirming care as 'child abuse.'