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43. District Attorneys in five of the largest Texas counties say they will refuse to comply with Abbott.

Thu Feb 24, 2022, 11:20 PM

Feb 2022

District Attorneys in five of the largest Texas counties say they will refuse to comply with Abbott's order to prosecute the parents of trans kids.

"We want to ensure our residents with transgender children that they are safe to continue seeking the care their children need."

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Odd not to see Harris County, which includes Houston, but encouraged by this from a county lawyer charged with prosecuting (actual) child abuse

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Texas governor calls on citizens to report parents of transgender kids for abuse [View all] ripcord Feb 2022 OP

again...cruelty is the point with these assholes.... bahboo Feb 2022 #1

Go throw yourself down a flight of stairs vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #2

Abbott is trying to out satan FL gov deSatan. Comfortably_Numb Feb 2022 #3

No worries Deuxcents Feb 2022 #11

Spy on your neighbors and your family, Citizens of Texas. Every autocrat since time began... Hekate Feb 2022 #4

A tweet today said the US would classify this as a human rights violation if TX was another country. LonePirate Feb 2022 #5

Not to nitpick, I think the Biden administration has it's hands full at the moment. Ray Bruns Feb 2022 #38

This is some powerful white male evangelical christian hate. PatrickforB Feb 2022 #6

Cruelty, malice, bigotry. Solly Mack Feb 2022 #7

Glad they have the proper focus, wouldn't want to waste time on the power grid. captain queeg Feb 2022 #8

WTAF?! sakabatou Feb 2022 #9

Small government... lonely bird Feb 2022 #10

F Greg Abbott. area51 Feb 2022 #12

TX repugs are just insane. trof Feb 2022 #13

At this point... Honest Hypocrisy Feb 2022 #14

We either take to the streets & stop this... CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #15

Primary for TX Governor is right now. I earl voted yesterday for Beto. VOTE! txwhitedove Feb 2022 #16

He should be charged with practicing medicine without a license. nt Ilsa Feb 2022 #17

This could well come back to bite both Paxton and Abbott. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #18

(you put this in far nicer and more civilized terms than i did) (post 19) nt orleans Feb 2022 #20

They wouldn't be republicans if they weren't hypocrites. Ray Bruns Feb 2022 #39

holy shit! how absolutely fucking insane! orleans Feb 2022 #19

Question cagefreesoylentgreen Feb 2022 #21

+1 orangecrush Feb 2022 #31

The prohibition on invoking Nazism is obsolete. that's the only thing you can call this kind of Martin68 Feb 2022 #22

Texas is leading the way to 1984. Or is it 1948? Martin68 Feb 2022 #23

I agree with whomever said cruelty is the point. slightlv Feb 2022 #24

Family values JudyM Feb 2022 #25

Fuck Abbott.. Fuck Paxton.. Fuck transphobes.. Fuck TERFs... IngridsLittleAngel Feb 2022 #26

The GOP Old Crank Feb 2022 #27

Nothing says freedom like spying on your neighbors' kids' sex lives bucolic_frolic Feb 2022 #28

There is also post #12 in this very thread... IngridsLittleAngel Feb 2022 #29

It's time orangecrush Feb 2022 #30

Nice doesn't work... IngridsLittleAngel Feb 2022 #42

+1 orangecrush Feb 2022 #44

Citizen spies: Popular in such countries as: AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #32

I think that teaching children. . . Collimator Feb 2022 #33

And the evil continues here, fully embraced by the Texas loons running the show and Scalded Nun Feb 2022 #34

Would this effect teachers as they are mandatory reporters? Atmashine Feb 2022 #35

This is some straight up Nazi shit here. Initech Feb 2022 #36

I will never understand why Repukes are so obsessed with intheflow Feb 2022 #37

He is so pitiful. Sucha NastyWoman Feb 2022 #40

Well, it worked for abortions, why not try it for transgender kids? patphil Feb 2022 #41

District Attorneys in five of the largest Texas counties say they will refuse to comply with Abbott. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #43