Court Filings

The Texas Supreme Court dismissed interlocutory appeals and vacated three trial-court temporary injunctions that had barred the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) from investigating reports that minors received puberty blockers or hormone therapy for gender transition. The Court concluded the injunctions presented no live controversy because DFPS permanently closed most of the investigations and the remaining child reached majority, so there is no credible threat of future enforcement. A psychologist’s claim for injunctive relief likewise failed for lack of standing because her alleged injuries were speculative.

The Texas Supreme Court concurred that the preliminary injunctions entered in two consolidated suits should be dissolved. The Chief Justice agreed that the private families’ claims are moot and that PFLAG lacks standing, but concluded that Dr. Megan Mooney likely retains standing to pursue at least part of her challenge to the Department of Family and Protective Services’ reporting rule. Nevertheless, because Texas law now outlaws the challenged treatments and higher courts have upheld such bans, he would vacate the injunctions on the merits as the legal landscape forecloses the plaintiffs’ theories.

The First District of Texas granted Radial Power Asset, LLC’s unopposed motion to dismiss its appeal after the parties settled all disputes and the settlement was finalized. Because the appeal became moot and the appellee did not oppose dismissal, the court vacated the trial court’s judgment, dismissed the appeal, and denied as moot any other pending motions. The court relied on precedent and the appellate rules that require vacatur and dismissal when a case becomes moot.