By Andrew Hay (Reuters) -A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from investigating parents of transgender children who provide them with gender-transitioning medical treatments that Governor Greg Abbott calls “child abuse.” The ruling marked a victory for LGBTQ groups opposing proposals by conservative politicians in dozens of states to criminalize provision of gender-affirming procedures to trans youth ahead of midterm elections. The American Civil Liberties Union sued Abbott over his directive for probes that could remove trans children from families and jail parents who give …