 The Texas Supreme Court is upholding the state's ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth, rejecting pleas from parents that it violates their right to decide on and seek care for their children. The 8-1 decision from the All-Republican Court leads in place a law that went into effect last year. A group of families and doctors had sued over the law, saying it discriminates against transgender kids. Texas is the largest of at least 25 states that have now passed similar laws banning some gender-affirming care.