Texas has begun its first investigation of parents of a Trans child, according to an ACLU lawsuit.

According to CNN, the move comes in the wake of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signing an order instructing the state's Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate "any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas." Abbott's order was prompted by a legal opinion issued by Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton saying gender-affirming treatments and procedures for transgender children are a form of "child abuse."

Ironically, the first case involves the family of a 16-year-old whose mother works for the state agency charged with child abuse investigations.

The ACLU filed suit on behalf of that family, seeking to block the investigation and strike down the governor's order.

The employee, who was not named in the court filing, was placed on administrative leave last week, and was visited by an investigator from the agency on February 25.

The state investigators are also seeking medical records related to her child. The family of the child, identified in court documents only as Mary Doe, has refused to voluntarily turn over the records.

"We are terrified for Mary's health and well-being, and for our family," wrote the employee in a declaration filed with the suit. "I feel betrayed by my state and the agency for whom I work."

"Not providing Mary with the medically necessary health care that she needs is not an option for us," she added.

According to the ACLU filing, the state's investigator told the parents that the only allegation against them was that their Transgender daughter might have been provided with gender-affirming health care and was "currently transitioning from male to female."

Dr. Megan Mooney, a licensed psychologist in Houston, is also a plaintiff in the lawsuit. Dr. Mooney has a practice that includes Transgender patients, many of whom have been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, according to the suit.

"No family should have to fear being torn apart because they are supporting their trans child," Adri Pérez, the policy strategist at the ACLU of Texas, said in a statement.

"A week before an election, Gov. Abbott and Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton issued a partisan political attack that isn't rooted in the needs of families."

Paul Castillo, senior counsel at Lambda Legal, said in a statement that Abbott and Paxton were "joining a politically motivated misinformation campaign with no consideration of medical science and seem determined to criminalize parents seeking to care and provide for their kids."

"Gender-affirming care for the treatment of gender dysphoria is medically necessary care, full stop," he added.

The effort to stop medical treatments for Transgender teenagers has been sharply criticized by professional medical groups and by Transgender health experts. Medical decisions, particularly those that carry potential risks, should be weighed by a patient, their parents, and their doctors, medical professionals say.