EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued an El Paso doctor for “illegally providing ‘gender transition’ treatments to Texas children,” according to a press release from Paxton’s office and court filings.
The court filing identifies Hector M. Granados as the defendant in the lawsuit and is being accused of providing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children for the purpose of transitioning their biological sex.
According to Granados’ website , he specializes in pediatric endocrinology and has two offices in El Paso. One is located at 2270 Joe Battle Boulevard, Suite E, and the other is located at 9001 Cashew Drive, Suite 100.
The lawsuit argues that Senate Bill 14, a Texas law prohibiting physicians and health care providers from providing, prescribing, administering, or dispensing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children for the purpose of transitioning their biological sex took effect on Sept. 1, 2023, and was upheld by the Texas Supreme Court in June of this year.