Without gay marriage provision, immigration reform deal sails through Senate...
This post was adapted from an Associated Press article by Erica Werner and David Espo. After days of contentious debate over a pathway to citizenship, guest workers provisions and government aid to...
View ArticleHow Boehner’s gambit on DOMA backfired at the Supreme Court — bigtime
When House Speaker John Boehner decided to defend DOMA when President Obama and AG Holder refused, little did they know that they would provide the justification for the Supreme Court to strike down...
View ArticleObama: ‘When all Americans are treated as equal … we are all more free’
President Obama: "This ruling is a victory for couples who have long fought for equal treatment under the law; for children whose parents’ marriages will now be recognized, rightly, as legitimate; for...
View ArticleTexas Republicans belatedly chide Supreme Court on same-sex marriage;...
For more than two and a half hours, there was an eerie silence from Texas Republicans on the issue of same-sex marriage. The party of “traditional family values” watched and waited as Democrats cheered...
View ArticleProp 8 plaintiff: Gay-marriage cases are about ‘kids in the South … kids in...
The Supreme Court overturned DOMA and Proposition 8, but plaintiff says that's not enough. Texas remains a state that does not legally recognize same-sex marriage, but some Democratic members of the...
View ArticleTexas state representative will renew push to legalize same-sex marriage
State Rep. Lon Burnam declared Wednesday that he would introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Texas, though the law is likely dead-on-arrival in the deeply conservative legislature.
View ArticleTexans’ opposition to same-sex marriage is dropping — but it remains strong...
Rejection of any form of same-sex relationship — both marriage and civil unions — among Republicans remains at 36 percent, compared with 17 percent among Democrats, 27 percent among independents and 26...
View ArticleTexas Republicans divided over gay rights, survey finds
African American Texans are the least likely to support same-sex marriage. Republicans oppose same-sex marriage but most would allow civil unions. And few Republicans would allow employers to...
View ArticleTop Ten: Abigail Fisher declares victory after Supreme Court revives her...
Every week Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our most popular stories from last week. Here are the most viewed stories from June 23- June 29.
View ArticlePoll: Widespread disagreement with Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act decision
An ABC News/Washington Post poll found that only the most conservative voters supported the decision, which was loudly criticized by civil rights groups. Even voters who described themselves as...
View ArticlePerry defies Pentagon ruling on benefits for same-sex spouses, Abbott likely...
Rick Perry stands by Texas state law preventing same-sex marriage, despite a military ruling allowing same-sex marriages benefits. Greg Abbott is now being asked to clarify the contradicting situation...
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