# Texas Children's opens detransition clinic

> Texas Children's Hospital opens nation's first detransition clinic to comply with $10m settlement.
- Title: Texas Children's opens detransition clinic · Houstonchronicle
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## Texas Children's opens detransition clinic
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has opened the nation's first detransition clinic, satisfying part of a $10 million settlement with federal and state authorities.
## Clinic provides free care for five years
The clinic offers services including primary care, endocrinology, surgery, and mental health care at no cost for five years.
## Hospital pays $10m to resolve claims
Texas Children's agreed to pay $10 million to resolve government claims of misbilling gender-affirming care for minors and misleading drug labels.
## Five physicians revoked privileges
The hospital revoked privileges of five physicians, terminating three staff appointments and barring two others from working at its facilities.
## Attorney General calls it a defeat for gender ideology
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called the settlement a 'resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology.'

> resounding defeat for the radical gender ideology
## Key takeaway

Texas Children's Hospital opened the nation's first detransition clinic to satisfy a $10 million settlement with federal and state authorities after being accused of misbilling gender-affirming care for minors.