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Two of the state's most powerful university systems, the University of Texas and Texas A&M, have led efforts to censor drag performances on public college campuses.
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The University of North Texas System is one of the latest institutions in the state to pause all drag performances on its campuses.
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The annual on-campus drag show at Texas A&M University welcomed hundreds Thursday night — despite efforts to ban such performances by school officials.
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The move comes a few weeks after the Texas A&M System issued a similar ban, which is being challenged in court.
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Texas A&M has already banned drag shows, leading to a lawsuit.
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The lawsuit comes after the Board of Regents banned drag shows from the school's 11 public campuses.
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The bill bans drag performances that could be perceived as sexual in the presence of minors.
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360 Queen Entertainment appears in court as part of ACLU Texas' lawsuit against a statewide drag ban.
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The Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU Texas have filed separate lawsuits against SB12, which goes into effect on Sept. 1.