— Move comes as part of Texas Children's Hospital settlement with Texas, Trump administration
May 15, 2026
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The nation's largest children's hospital has agreed to a legal settlement with Texas and the Trump administration over gender-affirming care for transgender youth that includes a $10 million payment to the state and the requirement to set up a "detransition clinic," the administration and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday.
Texas Children's Hospital, based in Houston, said in a statement that it had agreed to the settlement "to protect our resources from endless and costly litigation." The hospital, which serves more than 1 million patients annually, said Paxton's office and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has investigated its care for 3 years, forcing it to "navigate an unconscionable campaign of mistruths and mischaracterizations."
