Texas Children's Hospital Opens Detransition Clinic Under $10 Million Settlement
Texas Children's Hospital opened a detransition clinic on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, to satisfy a state settlement that required the hospital to create and fund the service, Attorney General Ken Paxton said.[1]
Paxton said the clinic will offer detransition-related medical care to patients through age 21 and detransition-related obstetric and gynecologic care to patients older than 21.[1] Texas Children's said the clinic is operational, will use a multidisciplinary team across multiple locations, and is triaging prospective patients but has not yet seen patients in clinic.[1]
The May 2026 settlement, finalized in August, required the hospital to pay $10 million and to establish and fund the detransition clinic.[1]
The clinic's opening follows a legal dispute that culminated in that settlement earlier this year.[1]
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- On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, Ken Paxton announced that Texas Children’s Hospital had opened a detransition clinic required by a state settlement.
- The May 2026 settlement, finalized in August, requires Texas Children’s Hospital to pay $10 million and to establish and fund the detransition clinic.
- According to the attorney general, the clinic will provide detransition-related medical care to patients through age 21 and detransition-related obstetric and gynecologic care to patients older than 21.
- Texas Children’s Hospital said the clinic is operational, will use a multidisciplinary team across multiple locations, and is currently triaging prospective patients but has not yet seen patients in clinic.
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