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Texas Drag Ban Blocked Again | Odessa News
Texas’s drag performance ban is back on hold after a federal judge struck it down again, calling Senate Bill 12 unconstitutional for violating free speech. The law, which could have penalized everything from cosplay to Elvis impersonations, was deemed too broad and targeted based on content rather than actual obscenity. Judge David Hittner’s ruling follows a legal shuffle that sent the case back to him, and comes amid backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates like Brigitte Bandit, who fought the law as censorship. The judge also rejected the state’s request to keep moving forward — effectively freezing…
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