Texas AG Paxton Halts Practices of Three Doctors Over Illicit Gender Transition Care

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully halted three doctors from providing gender transition care to minors, following lawsuits filed in late 2024. Drs. May Lau, M. Brett Cooper, and Hector Granados allegedly violated state law by prescribing 'gender transition' drugs to numerous children, using false diagnoses and billing codes to obscure their actions. Both Lau and Cooper entered into agreements that prevent them from practicing medicine, while Granados is under a court-ordered injunction restricting him from prescribing gender transition medications. Paxton emphasized that these actions are necessary to protect children from potentially harmful treatments, which he describes as lacking scientific backing and being based on 'radical theories.' This enforcement action coincides with an Executive Order from President Trump aimed at safeguarding children from transgender treatments. The legal proceedings against these doctors are ongoing, with further developments expected soon.