In a session where middle-of-the-road issues like school finance and teacher pay dominate the conversation, the Texas Senate has returned to familiar — and conservative — ground.
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Politics
Houston judge tosses same-sex marriage benefits challenge, but plaintiffs pledge to appeal
A newly elected Democratic judge issued the decision in the latest turn of a 2013 legal challenge to Houston’s policy extending benefits to municipal employees’ same-sex spouses.
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Politics
Fifteen years after landmark gay rights case, same-sex couples in Texas still face challenges in court
On June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court struck down a Texas law banning gay sodomy — a watershed moment for gay rights. But 15 years later, same-sex couples face another court case that aims to roll back their rights.
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Analysis: Texas GOP ignores young voters with LGBT snub
With its vote to deny the Log Cabin Republicans a booth at the GOP state convention, the State Republican Executive Committee might be drawing a line with the younger voters it hopes to attract.
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Houston looks to Supreme Court to resolve same-sex marriage benefits fight
The city of Houston is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by the Texas Supreme Court in which it suggested a landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage does not fully address the right to marriage benefits.
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Criminal Justice
What the Texas Supreme Court decided — and didn’t — in its 2017 term
After 10 months and 81 decisions, the Texas Supreme Court wrapped up its 2017 term on Friday. Here’s a look back at what the nine justices decided — and didn’t.
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TribCast
Same-sex benefits, teacher pay raises and Dawnna Dukes (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the state Supreme Court’s same-sex benefits ruling, Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan for teacher pay raises and state Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ not-guilty plea in court.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Supreme Court throws out ruling that favored same-sex marriage benefits
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday threw out a lower court ruling that said spouses of gay and lesbian public employees are entitled to government-subsidized same-sex marriage benefits.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texas voters weigh in on importance of “bathroom bill”
Most Texas voters don’t rate proposals to regulate transgender people’s use of public restrooms as an important issue, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Criminal Justice
Texas on the hook for $600,000 after conceding same-sex marriage case
A federal appeals court this week ordered the state to pay more than $600,000 in legal fees to two same-sex marriage couples who sued Texas over its now-defunct same-sex marriage ban.