Posted on 08/28/2026 1:32:28 PM PDT by JeepersFreepers
A federal judge in Houston has blocked Texas’ law prohibiting explicit sexual performances in front of children, finding it unconstitutional. Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is now blocked from enforcing the law, is appealing the district court decision to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
The law known as Senate Bill 12—dubbed a “drag show ban” by its detractors—regulates sexually oriented performances on public property and in the presence of minors.
Section One of SB 12 prohibits a “person who controls the premises of a commercial enterprise” from “allow[ing] a sexually oriented performance to be presented on the premises in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age.”
On Tuesday, Judge Hittner released his decision—again declaring SB 12 an unconstitutional restriction on free speech, this time permanently blocking the OAG from enforcing it.
“The Court concludes that Texas Senate Bill 12 violates the First Amendment as incorporated to the State of Texas by the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution,” wrote Hittner. “The Court further ORDERS that the Attorney General of Texas is immediately and permanently enjoined from enforcing Texas Senate Bill 12.”
(Excerpt) Read more at texasscorecard.com ...
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Arrest the old bastard. Why is an 87 year old still a judge?
Hey Sodom, meet Gomorrah
I hope Reagan is putting a hex on this guy.
At 87, perverts have had many years to cultivate their perversion.
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