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This is the Texas Minute for Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan 

Texas Surgeon Faces Charges for Exposing Chemical Castration on Minors

• The Biden administration has unsealed indictments against surgeon Eithan Haim, who exposed the continuation of chemical castration procedures on minors after the Texas Children’s Hospital publicly claimed that it had stopped doing so. Will Biagini has the story.
      
• Haim faces a four-count indictment alleging that he obtained personal information of patient names, treatment codes, and the attending physician using the institution’s electronic system without authorization. 
       
• Federal prosecutors claim that Haim "obtained this information under false pretenses and with intent to cause malicious harm" to the hospital. Haim faces up to ten years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted.
       
• State Rep. Brian Harrison (R-Midlothian) took to social media to express his dismay with the indictment, noting that the procedures Haim exposed are illegal in Texas.
      
• Texas Children’s Hospital once proudly proclaimed its support for chemical castration procedures on minors, but due to immense pressure from the public, the hospital claimed to have stopped the procedures. However, as Haim revealed, the program had continued.

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• Bowden has been locked in an administrative struggle with the state over her successful treatment of patients with ivermectin after supplies of monoclonal antibodies were cut off during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Report Reveals Reasons Why Illegal Border Crossings are Dropping

• With the number of illegal aliens crossing the southern border into the U.S. continuing to drop, a report from the Center for Immigration Studies explains why this is the case. Emily Medeiros has the details.
   
• The Center's Todd Bensman believes Mexico's government is responsible. He claims Mexico’s central government is reportedly rounding up illegal aliens in the northern part of Mexico and sending them to southern cities like Tapachula—on the border of Guatemala. 
      
• Mexican authorities have also emptied and torn down at least one migrant camp—the one in Matamoros across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas.
       
• Although it’s unclear what has led to Mexico finally helping curb the flow of illegal immigration, Bensman revealed a source has told him Mexico has agreed to slow the flow of illegal aliens only until the November general election.

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Houston Settles With Firefighters

• After weeks of delay and questions, the Houston City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement 14-0 with the city firefighters; three council members were absent. Charles Blain reports the settlement comes a week after an associated $650 million bond payment for back pay to the firefighters was approved. 
      
• Despite the eight-year battle between the city and its firefighters now at an end, the mayor and council are left figuring out how to pay for it.
      
• SPOILER: It'll come from the taxpayers' pockets.

Austin Public Library Pushes 'Chest Binding' Book for Teens

• Summer reading? Austin Public Library staff is promoting a book about chest binding on its Teen Nonfiction reading list. Debra McClure reports the book is part of a genre of pro-transsexual materials aimed at gender-confused children.
      
• The book, Breathe, is described as a "graphic guide for people interested in chest-binding." It is recommended for children as young as 14.

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