Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened the city of Austin on Thursday his office will consider “every possible response” if the city does not properly enforce a state law that prohibits hormone treatments such as puberty blockers and transition surgeries for transgender minors.

Earlier in the day, the City Council of the state capital approved a resolution 10-1 that directs police to make enforcement of Senate Bill 14, passed last year by the Legislature that bans certain treatment options for transgender minors, as their lowest priority.

The resolution also requires the city manager to “explore establishing a program or identify resources to assist Austin residents facing potential criminal punishment, civil liability, administrative penalties, or professional sanctions for providing to or assisting transgender or nonbinary individuals with healthcare or for seeking or receiving such care, including but not limited to collaboration with Travis County.”

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