The order stopped shy of letting mother Anne Georgulas consent to procedures that would physically change the child's sex.
Rep. Tony Tinderholt (R-Arlington) said Republicans are counting on voters, the “lowest level of local control,” to reach out to lawmakers.
Like other similar bans, Senate Bill 1646 would officially count puberty blockers and gonadectomies as child abuse.
“I mean, this is not like we’re giving an antidepressant or an antipsychotic or a mood stabilizer," state Rep. Tom Oliverson said.
"Without my consent, my ex-wife just transitioned my son to a girl," Jeff Younger, father of James, said in his testimony.
"There are more children’s gender clinics now than there are adult gender clinics because that’s where the money is.”
Family court judge rules that James Younger will remain under joint conservatorship after his mother, who alleges James is a female named Luna, filed a motion to conform to the original decision in the October jury trial.
Anne Georgulas has filed motions for the recusal of Judge Kim Cooks and to receive sole conservatorship over her twin sons, including James Younger who she says is a transgender girl.
A jury decided to give sole managing conservatorship of seven-year-old James Younger to his mother, who contends he is transgender.
A Dallas jury will determine whether or not seven-year-old boy James Younger is raised as a girl or as his biological sex in a potentially monumental court case.
A parental rights case this week will involve a Dallas jury and court determining whether a 7-year-old boy is raised as a girl or as his biological sex.
