On August 26, 2026, U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled unconstitutional a Texas law restricting public drag performances where children may be present. This marks the second federal court rejection of the legislation, which Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has vowed to defend.
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‘This is a profoundly flawed decision that endangers our children and is an affront to Texas values,’ Ken Paxton says A federal judge has, for a second time, struck down a Texas state law banning drag performances in settings where children may be present. In a ruling issued on Tuesday, US district judge David Hittner said Texas cannot enforce its drag show ban. He said that the measure improperly
A federal judge on Tuesday struck down, for the second time, a Texas law that would have restricted public drag performances in the state. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled that the state Senate Bill 12, which was passed in 2023, violated the First Amendment and “is an unconstitutional restriction on free speech.” In the...