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Paxton Secures $10 M Settlement, Detransition Clinic at Texas Children’s

8/7/2026

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Ken Paxton secured a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital requiring a $10 million payment and a detransition clinic.
The clinic will open by the end of October 2026 and provide free services for five years.
Settlement ends privileges of five physicians who performed gender-transition care.
The hospital, which faced a 2023 probe alleging false Medicaid billing for gender-transition services, said the fight was “wrought with falsehoods” and settled to avoid costly litigation.

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Story summary

Ken Paxton secured a settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital requiring a $10 million payment and a detransition clinic.
The clinic will open by the end of October 2026 and provide free services for five years.
Settlement ends privileges of five physicians who performed gender-transition care.
The hospital, which faced a 2023 probe alleging false Medicaid billing for gender-transition services, said the fight was “wrought with falsehoods” and settled to avoid costly litigation.