AUSTIN, Texas (AP/KXAN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had dinner with the family of an 8-year-old transgender boy whose mother has criticized the Republican over policies she says impacts her son.

Amber Briggle said Friday that Paxton and his wife were polite and there was no awkwardness during the nearly two-hour dinner at their Denton home despite their differences.

Briggle had invited Paxton and other conservative leaders to dinner in May during an Equality Texas press conference about Paxton’s intention to block federal rules about transgender bathrooms. Paxton accepted about two weeks ago

Briggle has become an outspoken critic of Paxton challenging the Obama administration’s efforts to strengthen transgender rights. A federal judge sided with Paxton last month and halted a directive that told U.S. public schools to let transgender students use the bathroom consistent with their gender identity.

According to the Denton Chronicle-Record, Briggle’s son, MG Briggle, is a Denton third-grader. Since he was 2 years old, he tried to tell his parents he’s a boy even though he was born a girl. He came out as male in first grade.

During the evening, MG showed Paxton his favorite knuckle-tapping magic trick. In exchange, Paxton took a penny and rubbed it on his forearm until it disappeared. Adam Briggle said he was impressed by Paxton’s sleight of hand.

“It was a real magic trick,” Adam Briggle said, adding that Paxton did eventually return the penny by pretending to pull it from behind MG’s ear.

Briggle says she’ll be personally hurt if Paxton continues opposing transgender rights after meeting her son Thursday night. While they didn’t ask the attorney general for anything specific, they asked him to remember their son when considering future actions.

Paxton was polite but did not commit to making any changes, Briggle said.

According to Equality Texas, the Briggles served up beef shish kabobs from a local ranch, watermelon, blueberry cobbler, and cornbread. The Paxton’s brought dessert, butter bars. The Paxton’s also gave the Briggles a jar of homemade jam.

A Paxton spokesman didn’t return a message seeking comment.