Judge Blocks Texas Law Banning L.G.B.T.Q. Clubs in Some School Districts
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by Pooja SalhotraFebruary 21, 2026
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A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked a state law that banned L.G.B.T.Q. student clubs and prohibited school employees from supporting students’ social transitions, including name or pronoun changes, in three school districts: Houston, Katy, and Plano. The law, signed by Governor Greg Abbott last year, was the first in the nation to explicitly ban such clubs and has been described as one of the most far-reaching anti-diversity measures. The judge’s ruling came after a lawsuit filed by two nonprofit organizations, a labor union, two students, and a teacher, who argued that the law “censors huge swaths
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Originally published on NYT Homepage on 2/21/2026