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UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38
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Senate passes Respect For Marriage Act
Nice. And remember who opposed it, kids. Republican U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz tried to block a Senate vote to explicitly enshrine equal marriage rights for gay, lesbian and bisexual Americans into federal law Wednesday, after 12 GOP … Continue reading
Posted in National news
Tagged DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, John Cornyn, RFMA, SCOTUS, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas
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Same sex employee benefits lawsuit tossed again
This is great, but as always that’s not the end of it. The lawsuit dates back to 2013, when pastor Jack Pidgeon and accountant Larry Hicks sued the city to end the policy. In 2015, after the U.S. Supreme Court … Continue reading
The Lawrence decision, 15 years later
Time flies, but society moves slowly. Theirs was an unlikely case. John Lawrence and Tyron Garner weren’t in love, they weren’t a committed couple and it’s not clear that they were even having sex one September 1998 evening in Lawrence’s … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged DOMA, Election 2018, gay marriage, gay rights, Houston, lawsuit, Mark Phariss, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas
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Houston city employees file their own lawsuit (again) on spousal benefits
A shame it’s had to come to this, but this is where we are. On Thursday, three married couples from Houston filed a lawsuit in federal court aimed at forcing the city to preserve health coverage and other benefits for … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, Election 2018, gay marriage, gay rights, Houston, judicial races, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Lisa Millard, SCOTUS, Sonya Heath, Sylvester Turner, Texas
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Jared Woodfill never stops never stopping
Here we go again. Fifteen months after the U.S. Supreme Court made marriage equality the law of the land, anti-LGBT groups in Texas are still fighting the decision. Jonathan Saenz, president of the right-wing lobby group Texas Values, and Houston … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, FMLA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Jonathan Saenz, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Noel Freeman, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas
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State Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit over city’s same-sex partner benefits
I had totally forgotten this was still a thing that was happening. The Texas Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Houston’s extension of health and life-insurance benefits to same-sex spouses of married employees, calling an apparent end … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, FMLA, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, lawsuit, Noel Freeman, Supreme Court, Texas
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Woodfill is still pursuing his anti-same-sex benefits lawsuit
From the inbox and the febrile mind of Jared Woodfill: Last year Houston Judge Lisa Millard granted a temporary injunction and ordered Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston to immediately stop recognizing same-sex ‘marriages’ and stop providing … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Noel Freeman, SCOTUS, Texas
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SCOTUS rules for marriage equality
Boom. Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that marriages between couples of the same sex are constitutional, a decision that overrides Texas’ long-standing ban on gay marriage. In a 5-4 ruling, the … Continue reading
Sixth Circuit stands up for inequality
It was bound to happen eventually. Remember the big no-decision decision the Supreme Court issued on same-sex marriage just a month ago? The justices were asked — in five separate cases no less — to weigh in on whether same-sex … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay marriage, gay rights, Kentucky, lawsuit, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, SCOTUS, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Tennessee, Texas
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Woodfill gets another injunction
WTF? A state district judge on Wednesday ordered the city of Houston to stop offering health and life insurance benefits to the same-sex spouses of married employees, but city attorneys say they plan an immediate appeal that, once filed, could … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, lawsuit
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Jared Woodfill sues again
Dude is obsessed. Former Harris County GOP Chair Jared Woodfill isn’t giving up on his fight to block the city of Houston from providing benefits to the same-sex spouses of employees. After Mayor Annise Parker extended benefits to same-sex spouses … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Lambda Legal, lawsuit
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All married city employees may continue to receive spousal benefits for now
Good news. Married same-sex couples will continue to receive health and life insurance benefits from the city of Houston, a federal judge ruled Friday, pending the outcome of an appeal in a separate lawsuit. […] [Mayor Annise] Parker’s policy change … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, lawsuit, Texas
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Lawsuit over same sex benefits for city employees moved back to state court
The passage of the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance and the efforts to put a repeal referendum on the ballot have been one of the big local stories this year, but you may recall that before we were all talking about … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, Greg Abbott, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Texas
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Next steps in the Texas same sex marriage lawsuit
In case you were wondering, Attorney General and candidate for Governor Greg Abbott will appeal Wednesday’s historic ruling striking down Texas’ constitutional amendment barring same sex marriage. The state of Texas has officially given notice that it is appealing a … Continue reading
Federal judge strikes down Texas’ anti-same sex marriage law
Wow. A federal judge in San Antonio ruled Wednesday that Texas’ ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutionally deprives some citizens of due process and equal protection under the law by stigmatizing their relationships and treating them differently from opposite-sex couples. U.S. … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, Equality Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Freedom to Marry, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas
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Add Virginia to the list
The list of states whose law banning same sex marriage has been struck down. A federal judge ruled Thursday that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the South to have its voter-approved prohibition … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, Nevada, SCOTUS, Ted Cruz, Texas, Virginia
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Davis officially supports same sex marriage
Right on. Sen. Wendy Davis said Thursday that she supports same-sex marriage and that Attorney General Greg Abbott, her presumed general-election opponent in the race for governor, should stop defending the state’s ban. “It’s my strong belief that when people … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney General, DOMA, Election 2014, gay marriage, gay rights, Governor, Greg Abbott, Kansas, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis
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No ruling in Texas same sex marriage lawsuit
We’re going to have to wait to see if an injunction will be granted against Texas’ Double Secret Illegal Anti-Gay Marriage constitutional amendment. A San Antonio federal judge issued no decision Wednesday in a request to bar the state from … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, Kentucky, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas
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Hearing for the Texas federal same sex marriage lawsuit is tomorrow
All eyes will be on San Antonio on Wednesday. Like most new parents, Nicole Dimetman and Cleopatra De Leon plan their days around their small child. Theirs is an ordinary family life, they say, but it is by no means … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, SCOTUS, Texas, Utah, Virginia
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On, Wisconsin
From the ACLU of Wisconsin: The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Wisconsin and the law firm of Mayer Brown filed a federal lawsuit today on behalf of four same-sex couples who wish to marry in Wisconsin or are … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, Oklahoma, SCOTUS, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin
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Abbott inserts himself in Houston same sex benefits lawsuit
Not a surprise. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed briefs arguing that a state court should be given an opportunity to declare Houston’s new policy of granting benefits to some same-sex partners of employees unlawful under Texas’ marriage laws. … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, Greg Abbott, Houston, Jared Woodfill, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, Texas
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A brief history of gay marriage legislation in Texas
From TM Daily Post. Gay marriage supporters have made massive strides in a very short amount of time. Less than ten years ago, gay couples couldn’t get married anywhere in the United States. While the progress they did achieve shortly … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, constitutional amendments, divorce, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas, The Lege
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City benefits for same sex spouses back on
For now, at least. A federal judge ruled Thursday that same-sex couples legally married in other states can keep health and life insurance benefits that were extended to spouses of city of Houston employees in November. […] [Noel] Freeman’s husband’s … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, lawsuit, Noel Freeman
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Lambda Legal sues Houston over same sex spouse benefits
I didn’t see this coming. Lambda Legal [Thursday] filed a federal lawsuit against Houston Mayor Annise Parker and the City of Houston seeking to preserve spousal benefits, including health insurance, covering the same-sex spouses of city employees. The lawsuit was … Continue reading
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Tagged Annise Parker, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas, Utah
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A lot more court action on same sex marriage is coming
One way or another, 2014 is going to be a milestone year for marriage equality. Advocates on both sides of the gay marriage debate predicted that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that overturned part of a federal ban … Continue reading
Posted in National news
Tagged DOMA, Election 2014, gay marriage, gay rights, Indiana, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas, Utah, Virginia
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If it can happen in Utah…
Wow. Just, wow. A federal judge struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban Friday in a decision that marks a drastic shift toward gay marriage in a conservative state where the Mormon church has long been against it. The decision set … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, New Mexico, SCOTUS, Texas, Utah
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Harris County GOP sues over same sex spouse benefits for city employees
When Mayor Parker announced that legally married same sex spouses would be eligible to be added to city employees’ health insurance plans, I was certain that there would be legal action taken against that decision. The Harris County GOP has … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Annise Parker, Constitution, David Feldman, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, health insurance, Houston, Jared Woodfill, lawsuit, Republican Party, SCOTUS
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Hearing set for gay marriage lawsuit
Mark your calendars. A San Antonio judge Tuesday scheduled a hearing in February to consider temporarily blocking Texas’ same-sex marriage ban. […] Federal District Judge Orlando Garcia set the Texas hearing for February 12 at 9:30 a.m. at the John … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas
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Will Texas wind up advancing the cause of same sex marriage?
Not voluntarily, of course, but it could happen. One couple wants to get married, while the other just wants theirs recognized. A third couple wants a divorce, while the fourth wants theirs finalized. If all win their lawsuits, they could … Continue reading
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Tagged Constitution, divorce, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas
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Another reason why marriage equality matters
This was bad. A graduate anthropology student, the wife of an active duty Air Force captain, said the University of Texas at San Antonio denied her an in-state tuition waiver — a decision she thinks came about because she’s married … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, Election 2014, gay marriage, gay rights, Governor, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas National Guard, UTSA, Wendy Davis
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Lambda Legal challenges Texas Military Forces on benefits
Good. An LGBT legal group has given the Texas National Guard 10 days to respond to its request that it begin enrolling same-sex spouses of service members into the federal Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) at its facilities. DEERS … Continue reading
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Tagged Defense Department, DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, Greg Abbott, Lambda Legal, lawsuit, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Military Forces, Texas National Guard
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Texas Military Forces asks for Abbott’s opinion on same-sex benefits
Like we don’t know what he’s going to say. Here’s the dilemma: The Department of Defense, based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, has ordered certain benefits be extended to same-sex, legally married couples in the military. But the … Continue reading
No federal benefits for you, soldier!
We sure do love the troops here in Texas, don’t we? The Texas National Guard refused to process requests from same-sex couples for benefits on Tuesday despite a Pentagon directive to do so, while Mississippi won’t issue applications from state-owned … Continue reading
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Tagged DOMA, gay marriage, gay rights, lawsuit, Rick Perry, SCOTUS, Texas, Texas Air Guard, Texas National Guard, Texas State Guard
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The DOMA ruling and the workplace
The SCOTUS ruling on DOMA will have an effect in Texas, if not now then eventually, we just don’t know exactly what that effect will be yet. Companies may assume that the recent Supreme Court case rejecting a key part … Continue reading
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