Drag performers and LGBTQIA+ allied businesses belong in our state — and Texas politicians have no right to censor our free expression.
— The ACLU of Texas celebrating the decision of Southern District of Texas Judge David Hittner enjoining the Texas law banning drag performances. Judge Hittner wrote in his decision, “The Court finds there is a substantial likelihood that S.B. 12 as drafted violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution under one or more of the legal theories put forward by the Plaintiffs.”