A teen and her mother are starting over in Colorado after attacks on trans care
In June, Katie Laird and her son Noah, then 15, packed up a U-Haul at their Texas home and drove more than 1,000 miles to Colorado.She said they decided to move after months of living in fear. In February, following a legal opinion from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Governor Greg Abbott directed the state Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate any allegations by parents providing gender-affirming health care to their minor children. like child abuse. The department began opening investigations into the families days later, but Laird told NBC News in March that he had no plans…
