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AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas A&M University System from enforcing a ban on drag shows being held at its special event venues. The ruling allowed Draggieland, ...

The main lanes of the Loop 1604 at Interstate 10 interchange on the Northwest Side will be shut down this weekend as TxDOT continues construction work on the massive expansion project in the area.

The Texas Tribune - Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. Senate Bill 12 prohibits drag performers from dancing suggestively or ...

Street racing, street takeovers and stunt driving are illegal in Florida and can result in fines, license revocation, and even jail time. A street takeover involves 10 or more vehicles disrupting ...

Near record heat Saturday will be replaced with windy, cooler weather Sunday. But fire danger will be high. Texas can enforce a 2023 law that restricts some public drag shows, a federal appeals court ...

Austin-based drag queen Brigitte Bandit discusses Senate Bill 12, an effort to ban minors from drag shows, on the state Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Lauren McGaughy ...