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Texas Drag Ban Blown up by Judge Who Tells Offended Critics: 'Just Don't Go'

A federal judge strikes down Texas Senate Bill 12, calling the drag ban unconstitutional and telling offended critics: 'just don't go'.

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

Texas Drag Show Law Ruling Deals Blow to Ken Paxton as Judge Strikes Down SB 12

A federal judge has invalidated Texas' drag show law, citing First Amendment violations and potential overreach affecting various performances.

International Business Times UK · Aug 27

Judge Strikes Down Texas Drag Law Again, Warns Wording Could Even Criminalise a Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley Tribute

A federal judge has permanently blocked a Texas drag law, citing First Amendment violations and vague language that could criminalise performances like those honouring Elvis Presley or Dolly Parton.

International Business Times UK · Aug 26

Democrats think they can flip Texas House seats by going after GOP’s education funding and school voucher policies

Much of the House battlefield is centered in districts with struggling schools, where Democrats hope public education will resonate at the ballot box.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 13, 2024

Texas’ ban on certain drag shows is unconstitutional, federal judge says

Senate Bill 12 would have prohibited performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics in front of children. Critics sued the state, saying it violated the First Amendment.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 26, 2023

‘Subtle and sinister’: Republicans’ anti-drag crusade seen as assault on LGBTQ+ rights

Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced in 2023, including bans on drag shows, but many have been struck down

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2023

‘Drag is so Healing’: Austin’s Queens Won’t Back Down

Performers remain committed to their art in the face of persecution. Digital Editor Kit O'Connell on how drag queens respond to the ban.

Texas Observer · Sep 18, 2023

Drag shows are protected by First Amendment, performers tell federal judge

LGBTQ+ groups and drag performers suing the state argued Monday that Senate Bill 12 violates constitutionally-protected rights. The new law is set to go into effect on Friday unless a federal judge blocks it.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 29, 2023

‘We’re Going to Need to Save Each Other’: ‘Drag Ban’ Will Be Fought in the Streets & the Courts

SB 12, the so-called 'drag ban' bill, has already sent a chill of fear and uncertainty through the LGBTQ+ community.

Texas Observer · Aug 22, 2023

LGBTQ+ advocates sue to block Texas’ new law that could criminalize some drag performances

State officials backing Senate Bill 12 have said they want to protect children from seeing sexually explicit performances. But new legal challenges say the law is so broad and vague that it criminalizes constitutionally protected expression.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 3, 2023