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Texas ‘drag’ show bill aimed at curbing explicit performances ruled unconstitutional

By Kaelan Deese
Published September 26, 2023 8:30pm ET
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Texas ‘drag’ show bill aimed at curbing explicit performances ruled unconstitutional
Kelsea Ballerini, center, performs "If You Go Down (I'm Going Down Too)" accompanied by, from left, drag queens Olivia Lux, Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport, and Manila Luzon at the CMT Music Awards on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas. | (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

A Texas federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction against a state law that restricts “sexually oriented” performances, including public drag queen performances.

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