Attorney General Ken Paxton is representing the Texas A&M Board of Regents in a legal challenge against their decision to prohibit drag shows on the college system's campuses. The lawsuit was filed by the Texas A&M Queer Empowerment Council, which seeks to overturn the ban and support what they describe as offensive and obscene drag performances.
The Board's resolution to ban drag shows references an executive order from former President Trump that prohibits federal funds from being used to promote gender ideology. It also mentions a directive from Governor Abbott for state agencies to comply with this executive order. The resolution argues that drag events featuring "sexualized, vulgar or lewd conduct" do not align with the universities' mission and core values.
Attorney General Paxton stated, "Our colleges and universities exist to help students learn and equip them as they take their next steps in life. They are not, and never have been, a place for taxpayer-funded drag shows where men pretending to be women engage in obscene, offensive, and degrading behavior." He added, "Texans’ tax dollars should not fund or be used for vulgar assaults on our values, which is why I’m defending the Board’s ban on these shows against the frivolous lawsuit launched by left-wing radicals."