Texas AG Wins Against Child Gender Transitioning Doctor

Families across Texas have reason to applaud decisive action taken by the State of Texas in its role of protecting children from irreversible and dangerous medical decisions made far too early in life. Under the leadership of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state has brought accountability to a physician alleged to have prescribed cross-sex hormones and puberty blockers to minors in direct violation of Texas law.

In October 2024, Attorney General Paxton’s office filed suit against Dr. May Lau, an adolescent medicine specialist in North Texas. Paxton’s office alleged she provided hormone treatment for gender transition to minors, including prescribing testosterone to biological female children for the purpose of transitioning their sex identity, inconsistent with their biological sex.

Under Texas law, Senate Bill 14 (which took effect September 1, 2023, and was upheld by the Texas Supreme Court), medical professionals are prohibited from administering puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or certain surgical treatments aimed at gender transition for minors. The law further provides that the Texas Medical Board “shall revoke the medical license or other authorization to practice medicine of a physician who violates” its provisions.

Just this month, Dr. Lau elected to surrender her Texas medical license. Records show her physician license was cancelled at her own request on October 9, 2025. In a press release, Paxton’s office described this surrender as “a major victory for our state” and emphasized:

“Doctors who permanently hurt kids by giving them experimental drugs are nothing more than disturbed left-wing activists who have no business being in the medical field.”

What Texas families should know:

• SB 14, the law in question, remains in effect and continues to guide permissible medical practices for minors in Texas.

• Enforcement actions are ongoing: the AG’s office indicated the case against Dr. Lau remains active.

• Parents should remain vigilant: if medical providers propose puberty-blocking or cross-sex hormones, families are encouraged to ask whether the treatment is legal under Texas law, what long-term data exist, and contact the proper authorities if violations occur.

Our commitment is to uphold the rights of parents and the well-being of children. This action by the Attorney General’s office underscores the importance of the state’s role in ensuring that medicine is practiced ethically, within the rule of law, and with due regard for the vulnerability of minors. We view the surrender of Dr. Lau’s license not simply as one case closed, but as a warning that Texas will not stand by while children are subjected to untested, irreversible interventions in the name of ideology or activism.

We stand with Texas families in advocating for safe, responsible medical care for minors, anchored in biology, parental authority, and the best interest of the child.