Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Department of Family Protective Services to classify gender-affirming medical care as "child abuse."
The Texas Senate passed a pair of bills to bar transgender athletes from competing on sports teams matching their gender identity.
Police are asking for information about the death of Aidelen Evans, a Texas transgender woman whose body was found in a canal in March.
Helle Jae O'Regan is the eleventh transgender person killed in the United States this year