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Ted Cruz warns of hate speech allegations for pastors who oppose same-sex...

Libby Enloe, 42, left, and Amanda Adams, 49, both from Winston-Salem, N.C., kiss during their wedding ceremony in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on July 24. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce...

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Patrick’s typo about same-sex marriage ruling goes viral

State Sen. Dan Patrick, at the GOP lieutenant governor candidates' televised debate in Dallas on Jan. 27 (AP Photo/LM Otero) Texas Republican lieutenant … [visit site to read more]

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GOP leaders join legal brief that argues gay marriage could lead to polygamy,...

The lieutenant governor and attorney general candidates have signed on with 61 other Republican lawmakers saying Texas’ desire to ban same-sex marriages is akin to its prohibitions against bigamy and...

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Gay plaintiffs rebut Abbott, say state’s same-sex marriage ban “does not...

Plaintiff gay couples celebrate trial court victory at February news conference in San Antonio. From left: Cleopatra De Leon, Nicole Dimetman, Mark Phariss and Victor Holmes. (AP Photo/San Antonio...

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Gay cops, firefighters, paramedics target Texas gay marriage ban

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez ((Michael Ainsworth/Staff photographer) The Democratic sheriffs of Texas’ two most populous counties have signed on with more than 60 other Texas … [visit site to...

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Lesbian couple, expecting child in March, asks court to hear Texas gay...

Plaintiff gay couples celebrate trial court victory at February news conference in San Antonio. From left: Cleopatra De Leon, Nicole Dimetman, Mark Phariss and Victor Holmes. (AP Photo/San Antonio...

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Cruz calls Supreme Court move on gay marriage legally “indefensible”

updated with Democrats’ comments WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz blasted the U.S. Supreme Court for today’s refusal to review laws in five states allowing same-sex marriage. The Texas Republican called...

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Showdown over Texas gay marriage ban still weeks away

Cleopatra de Leon, left, and Nicole Dimetman hug attorney Neel Lane after February's ruling by a federal judge in San Antonio that Texas' gay marriage ban is unconstitutional. (Jerry Lara/San Antonio...

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Cornyn and Alameel spar over immigration, marriage, abortion in Senate debate

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, left, and Democratic challenger David Alameel greet each other at the start of their debate at Mountain View College campus in Dallas tonight. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)visit...

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Judge refuses to lift stay, permit gay marriages in Texas

(AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Jerry Lara)Gay couples from left, Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, and Mark Phariss and Victor Holmes, speak to media in February, shortly after U.S. District...

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Court taps judges to hear gay marriage case

(Sarah Hoffman/Staff photographer)In the Texas gay marriage lawsuit, all eyes will be on U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Patrick Higginbotham, at left, shown in an appearance with former U.S. Supreme...

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Sex, free lunches and judges’ proper roles dominate court talk on Texas gay...

(Robert T. Garrett/Staff)Same-sex couples who sued to overturn gay marriage bans in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi gather outside federal appellate court building in New Orleans after oral arguments...

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Plaintiffs urge court to lift stay, let gay couples marry in Texas

AP Photo/Stacy RevereTexas same-sex marriage plaintiffs, from left, Vic Holmes, Mark Phariss, Nicole Dimetman and Cleopatra de Leon walk outside of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Building in...

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Rabbi who married two Austin lesbians gives House’s daily prayer

AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo B. BrazziellRabbi Kerry Baker, right, holds hands with Sarah Goodfriend, left, and Suzanne Bryant during their wedding ceremony outside of the Travis County...

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Paxton to justices: Let states ban gay marriage

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Cruz roundup: stumping in NH, ducking hypothethical invites to same-sex weddings

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Patrick and Senate’s bid to speedily advance anti-gay marriage bill slowed —...

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Senate panel weighs how to shield clergy from lawsuits for refusal to perform...

State Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, discusses his open carry bill with the media after it was approved by the Senate, last month. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) More than...

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Gay rights advocates warn bills would undercut favorable court ruling on...

Texas State Rep. Cecil Bell, Jr., center, gets some helpful hands from fellow legislators as he prepares to cut a 10-year anniversary wedding cake to celebrate the state’s same-sex marriage ban during...

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Senate tentatively OKs bill allowing pastors, churches to opt out of same-sex...

From left to right, Cindy Asmussen, Jan Jones and Mary Smith, hold signs at a rally as they oppose gay marriage during a Defense of the Texas Marriage Amendment Rally outside of the state Capitol,...

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Anti-gay marriage bill author says his measure may not be dead

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House GOP caucus: We still back anti-gay marriage bill that died

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Cruz roundup: Wowing Wall Street, slamming Stephanopoulos, Ft. Hood amendment

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House advances bill shielding pastors, churches from suits for refusal to...

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Bill to protect pastors from gay marriage lawsuits sent to governor

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Texas Supreme Court upholds Austin judge’s grant of divorce to two lesbians

The Texas Supreme Court pictured in Austin, Texas. (John Deacon) Update at 4:41 p.m.: … [visit site to read more]

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Paxton to Texas county clerks: Whoa, not so fast on those gay marriage licenses

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Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide; “thunderbolt of...

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UPDATE: Abbott vows a religious liberty fight, which gay couples’ lawyer...

Cleopatra de Leon, left, and Nicole Dimetman hug attorney Neel Lane after the decision by Federal Judge Orlando Garcia on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in San Antonio. Garcia ruled that Texas’ gay...

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Paxton: County clerks may refuse — on religious grounds — to issue same-sex...

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UPDATED: State of Texas to extend benefits to spouses of gay and lesbian...

Jim Obergefell, the named plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case that legalized same sex marriage nationwide, center, forms a unity chain with Texas marriage plaintiffs Mark Phariss,...

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Tyler lesbian couple persists, obtains marriage license

KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, … [visit site to read more]

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Gay, lesbian couples who marry have 60 days to sign up for Obamacare

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Harris County’s top lawyer rebuts Paxton’s gay marriage opinion

Shot November 1, 1980 – Andrew Young … [visit site to read more]

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Santorum shrugs off likely debate snub, pokes Cruz on gay marriage response

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Lawmaker asks Paxton if state agencies moved too fast to accommodate same-sex...

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Paxton inbox hints at Christian conservatives' fury over Supreme Court...

Ken Paxton speaks after he was sworn in as the … [visit site to read more]

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Iowa couple connected to Cruz campaign erects first of 1,000 billboards...

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Dallas Rep. Rafael Anchia cheers state's 'historic' movement on policies for...

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Ted Cruz's measured defense of Kentucky clerk who won't issue marriage...

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Cruz views on jailing of Kentucky clerk reflect embrace of nullification,...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ted Cruz has become a nullification advocate — a supporter of civil disobedience. This afternoon, he denounced a federal judge — named to the bench by George W. Bush — for jailing a...

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After years of admiration, Ted Cruz imagines a Supreme Court without John...

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Gay marriage plaintiffs to wed in Frisco -- Texas, that is

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Cruz stumps with Duck Commander, who calls gay marriage "depravity"

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State Bar to probe Paxton's conduct in same-sex marriage ruling's aftermath

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