Texas GOP event will feature Ted Nugent, who’s bragged about sleeping with underage girls

After justifying recent anti-LGBTQ+ bills as ways to halt “groomers” and child abusers, someone in the Texas GOP appears to have asked Ted Nugent — who’s bragged about banging underage girls — to “kick off” a new legislative session.

A flyer tweeted out late last month by Texas State Rep. Patrick J. Curry touted the county-fair circuit classic rocker and COVID conspiracy theorist as the headliner for a Jan. 14 celebration opening the 89th Legislative session. “Invite your friends, family & constituents to this FREE event,” the flyer urges.

“Mark your calendars for this fantastic opening day of session event!” effused Curry, a Waco Republican.

The irony here is that Nugent, who reinvented himself as a far-right pundit as his career waned, openly talked about past relationships with underage girls in a 1998 VH1 TV documentary and even admitted to becoming legal guardian to a 17-year-old girl so he could have sex with her without being thrown in the slammer.

“I guess they figured better Ted Nugent than some drug-infested punk in high school,” the Nuge told VH1 about the decision of the 17 year old’s parents to sign off on the arrangement.

Nugent also recorded a song called “Jail Bait” that includes the lines “Well, I don’t care if you’re just 13, you look too good to be true / I just know that you’re probably clean. Theres one lil’ thing I got to do to you.”

Curry, who’s serving his first term in the Texas House, was unavailable for comment Friday on his decision to share the flyer and whether he had any involvement in organizing the event.

At press time, it’s unclear who arranged the show, since the flyer includes no sponsorship information. The concert is scheduled to take place in front of an office building on Congress Street in downtown Austin, according to its address.

Of course, the Nuge wasn’t the only pre-#MeToo rocker alleged to have indulged in sex with underage girls. (Hello, David Bowie and Jimmy Page.) And Nugent’s “Jail Bait” is far from the only rock song by that name. (Hello, Motörhead.)

The difference is that Bowie, Page and Lemmy haven’t fallen all over themselves to promote and pal around with conservative lawmakers, including Republican Texas Govs. Greg Abbott and Rick Perry, who have tried to excuse a hateful agenda by veiling it as protecting kids.

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This article appears in Jan 8-21, 2025.