A drag show in Texas reportedly took place at a Plano diner in the presence of a child and a local politician alleges the event broke state obscenity laws.
Texas is among the most conservative and Republican states in the country.
“You have liberal Democrat extremists that are trying to push the edges to see what they can get away with,” said State Rep. Matt Shaheen (R-Plano).
Video of the show, which was posted on Twitter, features a dancer at the Ebb and Flow restaurant in The Shops at Legacy lifting their dress to show white panties while twerking suggestively as a little girl watches.
“It was a total disgusting vulgar display of obscenity in my community, and I’m not going to tolerate it,” Shaheen told The Epoch Times. “People are livid.”
The Oct. 15 event was promoted on Ebb and Flow’s Facebook page as a “Garden of Eden Drag Brunch” taking place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. every third Saturday.
Ebb and Flow, a private establishment, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
“I can’t speak to the parents that would bring a child to that,” Shaheen said. “That’s just terrible. I think some parents do bring their kids to this kind of trash.”
Plano police told The Epoch Times in a statement that police administrators and legal advisers carefully reviewed the video and determined no laws were broken.
“At this time, no complaints have been filed with the department,” said Jennifer Chapman, public information officer with the Plano Police Department.
“The event was advertised as “18+ adults only. The business owner says he checked ticketed attendees at the door to make sure they understood what they were going to see.”
Under Section 43.21 of the Texas Penal Code, displays or the distribution of obscenity can be charged as a misdemeanor, or a third-degree felony depending on the circumstances.
The video was submitted to the Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety (TDPS) by Shaheen, however, the Collin County Sheriff’s Office directed inquiries back to the Plano Police Department.
Neither the Denton County Sheriff’s Office nor the TDPS issued a comment.
The city of Plano is in both Collin and Denton counties.
