A drag show ban might be coming to another public university in Texas. On Thursday, Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare sent a letter to the University of Texas System Board of Regents urging them to pass a ban on drag shows, following the Texas A&M system implementing a similar ban last month.

Tim O'Hare Tarrant County Commissioner County Judge, speaks during the weekly commissioners meeting in downtown Fort Worth on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Republican Tarrant County Judge is asking the University of Texas System to ban drag shows on its campuses.

The Queer Empowerment Council at Texas A&M University sued the Board of Regents, Chancellor John Sharp and university President Mark Welsh III.

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression and student group are accusing TAMU administrators of viewpoint discrimination, prior restraint.

After the Texas A&M University System banned on-campus drag shows last month, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare on Thursday urged the University of Texas System to follow suit, citing a recent executive order barring the use of federal funds to promote “gender ideology.