'I publicly made clear to the governor that my office would never follow this new policy because I refuse to remove a child from a safe and loving home,' writes CDMenefee
that are now causing our most vulnerable populations to have their mail ballots rejected across the state at alarming rates.
Local leaders’ hands have been tied. So as the chief civil lawyer for our largest county, I often use the only arrow in my quiver: lawsuits. We’ve sued the governor to allow school officials to keep students safe during the height of the pandemic. We’ve sued the state to kill the voting restrictions laws. We’ve sued to make the state do its job to make sure all communities have clean air and water.
But this time our best defense isn’t going to be legal action—it’s going to be a complete refusal to comply. In most Texas counties, after the state investigates parents for child abuse, the local elected attorney handles the legal fight that ensues to restrict the parents’ rights or seek custody of the child. I have committed to follow the law, not the trumped-up legal opinion issued by Texas’s attorney general.
Even without a single investigation or child abuse lawsuit, the damage has been done to the families of transgender kids. It’s caused parents to second-guess themselves and left them frantically wondering what to do next and how to prepare themselves in the event the state knocks on their door. These families should know that if the state does choose to target them, they will not be alone.
It’s easy to look at these laws and feel heavy-hearted about the way our governor has targeted families. These families are just as Texan as any other resident of this state. But one thing about us Texans is we do not run from a fight. We have some of the strongest advocates and allies who are committed to fighting for every single person in this state no matter how hard the people at the top try to keep us down.
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