 Michael Harrington, SRN News. The Texas Supreme Court has upheld the state's ban on sex change operations on children, rejecting arguments from some parents who say it violates their right to decide on and seek care for their children. The age-on ruling leaves in place a state law that went into effect September 2023. Texas officials defended the ban as necessary to protect children and noted a myriad of other restrictions for minors on tattoos, alcohol, tobacco, and some over-the-counter drugs.