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UPDATED: Sherman School Officials Reverse Decision on “Oklahoma!” Casting

After school board intervenes, the original version is restored.

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Texas Judge’s Refusal to Marry Gay Couples Goes Before State Supreme Court

It is unclear when the high court will issue a ruling.

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Texas Supreme Court Reverses Lower Court’s Trans Youth Care Injunction

ACLU and others respond to ruling allowing SB 14 to take effect on September 1.

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UPDATED: Federal Court Issues Permanent Injunction Blocking Texas’ Drag Ban

Enforcement of SB 12 was previously halted by a temporary restraining order.

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Drag Shows are Protected by First Amendment, Performers Tell Federal Judge

Originally billed as legislation that would prevent children from seeing drag shows, SB 12 eventually landed on language that doesn’t…

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Texas Court Blocks Transgender Youth Medical Care Ban

Decision protects rights and healthcare access for vulnerable trans youth.

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Federal Court to Hear Drag Ban Lawsuit in Houston

ACLU of Texas and Partners are Challenging the Constitutionality of S.B. 12

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U.S. Department of Education Reaffirms Baylor’s Religious Exemption in Response to Sexual Harassment Complaints

After LGBTQ+ students filed several Title IX discrimination complaints against the Waco-based university — in one case for failing to…

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LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas’ New Law that Could Criminalize Some Drag Performances

LGBTQ+ Texans and advocates filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new state law that criminalizes some drag shows…

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Texas judge who doesn’t want to perform gay marriage ceremonies hopes web designer’s Supreme Court case helps her fight

According to Dale Carpenter, chair of constitutional law at Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, the U.S. Supreme Court…

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