TX sees record number of LGBT candidates
But state still lags with only 12 out elected officials
BREAKING: Houston Mayor Annise Parker withdraws pastor subpoenas
Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced Wednesday the city is withdrawing subpoenas sent to pastors who led opposition to the city’s Equal Rights Ordinance.
UT/Texas Tribune poll finds record support for same-sex marriage in Texas
A UT/Texas Tribune poll released today found that 42 percent of Texas voters support same-sex marriage.
UPDATED: Suspect in anti-gay hate crime at DFW Airport faces $1,000 fine, no jail time
DFW Airport police released their report Tuesday on the arrest of a man who attacked other passengers in an apparent anti-gay hate crime on Oct. 23 near Gate C-30.
WATCH: Wendy Davis releases pro-equality ad
Not sure when or where this will be airing, but it popped up on Wendy Davis’ YouTube page today. The ad features Felipe Guttierez, president of Stonewall Democrats of Tarrant County.
WATCH: Equality opponents flood Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s office with Bibles
Houston Mayor Annise Parker has received between 500 and 100 Bibles from opponents of the city’s Equal Rights Ordinance, according to a report from Click2Houston.com.
ANALYSIS: Don’t plan on getting gay-married in Texas before 2016
Plaintiffs and their attorneys in a lawsuit challenging Texas’ same-sex marriage bans say they’re disappointed that oral arguments won’t be held until January at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Disgusting mailer attacks Texas Senate candidate Libby Willis for “pushing radical homosexual agenda”
A Democratic candidate for Texas Senate is under attack for being endorsed by an LGBT group.
BREAKING: 5th Circuit sets oral arguments for January in Texas marriage case
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tentatively scheduled oral arguments for the week of Jan. 5 in a lawsuit challenging Texas’ same-sex marriage bans.
Houston faces another lawsuit over same-sex benefits, despite judge’s order preserving them
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.
UNT to add gender-neutral restrooms
The University of North Texas is spending $105,000 to add a dozen gender-neutral restrooms across campus to ensure the safety of transgender students.
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