# Feds plan to take over Texas lawsuit against Planned Parenthood

- community: Politics (politics)
- author: weeklydadreport
- posted: 2026-11-11T05:32:57.019735Z (7h ago)
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- address: https://dboft.com/post/22155/feds-plan-to-take-over-texas-lawsuit-against-planned-parenthood
- link: https://www.texastribune.org/2026/11/08/texas-planned-parenthood-lawsuit-justice-department/

The U.S. Justice Department told a federal court it will intervene in Texas's lawsuit against Planned Parenthood over Medicaid payments. The notice came days after Democrat Nathan Johnson was elected state attorney general.

- Texas joined the suit in 2022 over $10 million in Medicaid payments and seeks more than $1.8 billion in reimbursement, penalties and fees.
- Both sides have proposed an April 2027 trial start before U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk.
- Johnson said he is reviewing the action closely and will take appropriate action when he takes office.

> "The Trump administration has spent two years trying to shut down Planned Parenthood through legislative, administrative, and legal attacks" (Susan Baker Manning, a senior vice president for Planned Parenthood Federation of America)