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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texas Voters Show Conditional Support for Same-Sex Unions
While a large majority of Texas voters would allow either gay marriages or civil unions, gay marriages alone still have more opposition than support, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Criminal Justice
Cruz: Amend U.S. Constitution to Preserve Same-Sex Marriage Bans
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called Monday for amending the U.S. Constitution to prevent either the federal government or the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning a state’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Health care
TribLive: Glass on Gay Marriage, Abortion
At our 10/2 Triblive conversation, Kathie Glass, the Libertarian Party nominee for Texas Governor in 2014, explained her positions on gay marriage and abortion.
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Law Enforcement Groups Come Out for Gay Marriage
A coalition of Texas law enforcement officers filed a brief in federal court Tuesday in support of gay marriage, saying the state has failed to give gay and lesbian first responders “the equal dignity and respect they deserve.”
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Criminal Justice
GOP Lawmakers Make Case for Upholding Same-Sex Marriage Ban
UPDATED: Removing Texas’ same-sex marriage ban could clear the way for bigamy and pedophilia, according to a brief signed by 63 Republican lawmakers including the GOP candidates for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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Politics
Study: Gay Marriage Would Boost Economy
Texas could add $180 million to its economy if it allowed same-sex couples to get married, according to a new study. But odds are that Texas lawmakers won’t repeal the ban on gay marriage anytime soon.
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Demographics
Republicans Poised for Lively Floor Debate at State Convention
As they enter the final day of the Texas GOP convention and decide on the party’s political platform, Republican delegates are set to debate key voting issues among conservatives — immigration and homosexuality.
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Criminal Justice
State Files Notice of Appeal on Gay Marriage Ruling
UPDATED: The state of Texas on Thursday filed a notice that it intends to appeal a federal judge’s ruling Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
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Criminal Justice
The Playlist: If Trouble Was Money
Bernie Teide, convicted of murdering an elderly woman in Carthage 15 years ago, was back in court for proceedings reconsidering his life sentence, so we lead off this all-Texas Blues playlist with “How Long Blues” by T-Bone Walker.