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Judge Cites Dolly Parton While Striking Down Texas Drag Ban

Published: 08/26/2026

A federal judge has struck down the 2023 Texas drag ban ... and his decision cites the late, great Dolly Parton. U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled Texas Senate Bill 12 -- which could charge drag performers with a misdemeanor and jail time and fine businesses up to $10K -- improperly…

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Baby Gabriel's Biological Parents Rip Texas AG Ken Paxton For Helping Surrogate

Published: 08/14/2026

The California couple who are fighting their surrogate, McKenna West, for custody of their baby boy are slamming Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for helping out McKenna ... TMZ has learned. In court docs filed in Texas, Nausheen Gilkar and Omar Ahmed, the parents fighting for their biological…

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McKenna West Says Child With Same Heart Defect as Baby Gabriel Is Now 'Thriving'

Published: 08/14/2026

Surrogate McKenna West says she knows a person who was born with the same heart defect as Baby Gabriel ... and she claims they are now a "thriving teenager." According to court documents obtained by TMZ, McKenna says the baby was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, just like Gabriel ... and…

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Surrogate McKenna West Allegedly Threatened With $250K Fine For Refusing Abortion

Published: 08/14/2026

McKenna West claims she was facing the threat of a six-figure fine under her surrogacy contract if she didn’t abort the baby she was carrying for a California-based couple ... TMZ has learned. We obtained the lawsuit McKenna filed against Worldwide Surrogacy over the baby she was carrying for…

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Parents of Baby Born By Surrogate McKenna West Against Their Wishes Have Custody of Child For Now

Published: 08/13/2026

The biological parents of the baby born to a surrogate who refused to have an abortion against their wishes have custody of the child for now ... at least according to their lawyer, who says the political theater surrounding the birth "devastated" them. Lee Budner of Calabrese Budner, counsel to…

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Surrogate Who Refused to Terminate Pregnancy Despite Intended Parents Wishes Gives Birth

Published: 08/13/2026

1:12 PM PT -- McKenna West will have no authority over the baby according to legal docs obtained by TMZ. 10:33 AM PT -- The biological parents of the newborn baby born into surrogacy who refused to have an abortion against their wishes, now have temporary custody of their child. A surrogate who…

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Stephen Miller Called An 'Ugly F***' by Democrats Official X Account

Published: 05/28/2026

Stephen Miller fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch going down ... so says one of the country's major political parties. Yes, midterm elections are just a few months away ... and the political mudslinging has hit elementary school playground-levels with the official Democrats' X account…

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The B-52s Rip Texas Sen. John Cornyn Over 'Love Shack' Political Attack Ad

Published: 03/17/2026

The B-52s are ripping Texas GOP Senator John Cornyn for using their famous song to attack his political opponent. Cornyn's campaign dropped a political attack ad Tuesday using AI-generated content to go after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his sex scandal ... the 80-second ad is a parody of…

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Robert Roberson's Execution Blocked by Texas High Court

Published: 10/09/2025

Robert Roberson just scored a major victory -- because his planned execution was just blocked by the highest criminal court in Texas. Roberson was facing execution on October 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2002 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, according to NBC News.…

Chloe Cole Claims Texas Christian University Canceled Her Event

Published: 10/02/2025

Texas Christian University's administration found itself in hot water on Tuesday after de-transitioner Chloe Cole claimed the school had canceled her speaking appearance in a post shared on her X account. Here's what went down ... Cole, who's made a name for herself in the right-wing world by…

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Texas Supreme Court Temporarily Enforces Pre-Roe Abortion Law from 1925

Published: 07/02/2022

The state of Texas is in a state of confusion as to what the actual law is over abortion -- made only more dubious by a decision its high court just handed down. On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court overturned a lower court's ruling from earlier this week giving clinics/docs there the green light to…

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