Court rules state is allowed to regulate drag shows in public places

The attorney general for the state of Texas, Ken Paxton, is calling a new ruling from an appeals court a “major win.”

The decision is that the state has the authority to regulate drag shows in public places and in the presence of minors.

A lower court had halted the state from enforcing its law on the topic, but the new decision from a panel at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says the 2023 law regulating “sexually oriented performances” can be enforced.

The panel said...