Court: Paxton Can Demand PFLAG’s Member Records
Austin’s Fox affiliate reports: The Texas Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general’s office to demand records from PFLAG, reversing a lower court’s decision that had shielded the LGBTQ+ advocacy group from a broad investigation into medical care for transgender minors. The attorney general’s office first issued a civil investigative … The post Court: Paxton Can Demand PFLAG’s Member Records appeared first on Joe.My.God..
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Austin’s Fox affiliate reports:
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general’s office to demand records from PFLAG, reversing a lower court’s decision that had shielded the LGBTQ+ advocacy group from a broad investigation into medical care for transgender minors.
The attorney general’s office first issued a civil investigative demand to LGBTQ advocacy group, PFLAG, after the group’s executive director filed an affidavit during a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on gender-affirming care. The affidavit said families with transgender adolescents were sharing “contingency plans,” seeking to move out of state or looking for “alternative avenues” for care in Texas.
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office argued those statements created a “reasonable belief” that PFLAG possessed information about medical providers attempting to circumvent the state ban through deceptive billing. PFLAG sued to block the state’s subsequent civil investigative demand in February 2024, alleging it was an overreach that threatened member privacy.
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“Retaliation”: Texas AG Paxton Demands PFLAG Provide Names, Addresses Of Trans Members
On Thursday, a legal filing by PFLAG National revealed that AG Paxton of Texas was seeking identification of transgender members. The organization alleges retaliation.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/retaliatio…
— Lauren Ashley Davis (@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social) February 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
The national LGBTQ+ resource group PFLAG urged the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday to put the kibosh on a hunt by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, arguing the documents he demands do not exist. www.courthousenews.com/lgbtq-advoca…
— Courthouse News (@courthousenews.bsky.social) October 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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