The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted Friday to prohibit drag shows in event spaces at its 11 universities, calling them potential violations of President Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing two sexes.

The news comes at a time when LGBTQ students are still reeling from SB 17 (anti-DEI bill) and when 148 anti-LGBTQ bills have been filed in Texas.

The Texas A&M University System's Board of Regents passed a resolution Friday banning drag shows at 11 universities across the state, writing in the resolution that these performances are "inconsistent with the System’s mission and core values of its Universities,

A&M System's ban of drag shows potentially sets up a new First Amendment fight between students and university administrators.

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents has unanimously passed a resolution banning drag show events at the 11 universities under its umbrella, including the

The Texas A&M System Board of Regents unanimously approved a resolution prohibiting drag shows at its 11 universities Friday, citing disrespect to women and “a hostile environment.”

Students have also held drag shows at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and East Texas A&M University. The move potentially sets up another First Amendment fight between students and university administrators.