A federal judge ruled that the Texas ban on drag shows is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment.
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IHIP NewsAug 27, 2026
Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, CBS Texas, NBC, NYT) report that on Aug 25/26, 2026, U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled for a second time that Texas Senate Bill 12, which restricted public drag shows, is unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
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… Well, in Texas, they banned drag shows. Of course, it goes to courts, and a Texas judge had something to say about this. Pop this up: A federal judge has ruled that Texas ban on drag shows is unconstitutional and violates the First Amendment, offering the following advice to those offended by drag: "The solution is relatively simple: just don't go to the shows." Imagine, like, MAGA, you're against trans people, don't have a trans friend. …
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Supports. Reuters reports Judge David Hittner again blocked the Texas drag law, ruling it violated the Constitution's free speech protections, and wrote that the law is unconstitutionally vague.[1]
Supports. AP reports Hittner declared Senate Bill 12 unconstitutional for the second time, citing First Amendment violations, after the Fifth Circuit returned the case to him.[2]
Supports. NBC and NYT both report the judge struck down the 2023 law as violating the First Amendment and as an unconstitutional restriction on protected speech.[3][4]
Context. The law was allowed to take effect in March 2026 during the appeal and the new ruling again blocks enforcement; the 'just don't go' advice is quoted in the ruling.[1][5]
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5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 tier 2
- 1US judge again blocks Texas law targeting drag acts as unconstitutionalreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Texas' limits on certain drag shows ruled unconstitutional ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don’t go’nbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Texas Law Targeting Drag Shows Is Struck Down Again by Judgenytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Federal judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows againcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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