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Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/">Ceremonies and Celebration as Marriages Begin</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a> and <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:48:47 -0500" title="2015-06-26 21:48"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After rushing to get licenses, Texas same-sex couples exercised their new right to marry following the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended states' bans on gay marriage. In Austin, many celebrated later at a downtown event attended by the mayor and plaintiffs in the suit for Texas marriage equality.</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">Republicans Vow a Religious Liberty Fight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/">Texas Counties' Responses to Marriage Ruling Vary</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div 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-0500" title="2015-06-26 18:35"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gay marriage may now be legal in all 50 states, but not all county clerks in Texas are ready to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Some await direction from the state attorney general. But not Travis County.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/">Benefits Should Follow Same-Sex Marriages</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:23:08 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:23"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling establishing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, public employers are now figuring out how and when spouses of married gay employees will start receiving benefits.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/">Analysis: A Distinction Between Law and Sacrament</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:34:06 -0500" title="2015-06-26 15:34"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court settled the core question of same-sex marriage — it is a constitutional right and states must recognize those unions — but the political and culture debate will rage on.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/">Video: Travis County Wastes No Time Issuing Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:35:22 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:35"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gay marriage may now be legal in all 50 states, but not all county clerks in Texas are ready to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Some await direction from the state attorney general. But not Travis County.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/">Benefits Should Follow Same-Sex Marriages</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:23:08 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:23"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling establishing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, public employers are now figuring out how and when spouses of married gay employees will start receiving benefits.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/">Analysis: A Distinction Between Law and Sacrament</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:34:06 -0500" title="2015-06-26 15:34"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court settled the core question of same-sex marriage — it is a constitutional right and states must recognize those unions — but the political and culture debate will rage on.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder "> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A new effort is launched to make state records more accessible, more on those developing legislative contests and surveying Abbott's vetoes — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: June 26, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 05:59"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Tea Party activists have had several successes in Texas legislative races, but it's been harder for them to oust Republican members of the state's congressional delegation — in large part due to a lack of money.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/">Abbott's Office Promised Help to Major Donor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:40:36 -0500" title="2015-06-25 17:40"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A major donor to Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> sought and received help from the office of the governor after complaining that Democrats and their top contributor were on the verge of defeating a controversial bill insurance companies wanted.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/">Paxton to County Clerks: Wait for Direction on Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:35:04 -0500" title="2015-06-25 16:35"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/comments/"><span class="value">92</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>If the Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> wants county clerks to hold off on issuing marriage licenses to such couples until his office has given them direction.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/video-health-care-and-the-84th-legislature/">Video: Health Care and the 84th Legislature</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:45:56 -0500" title="2015-06-25 13:45"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/video-health-care-and-the-84th-legislature/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/sanantonioevent_720_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 6/23 conversation about health care and the 84th Legislature with state Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-howard/">Donna Howard</a>, D-Austin; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/susan-king/">Susan King</a>, R-Abilene; and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jd-sheffield/">J.D. Sheffield</a>, R-Gatesville.<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/susan-king/"><br/></a></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/video-health-care-and-the-84th-legislature/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/">Court's Ban of Death Penalty Lawyer Will Stand</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:54:30 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:54"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/27/David_Dow_Supreme_CourtTTcrop_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney David Dow."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney David Dow.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008517/150205.pdf">ruled</a><span> it has no authority or jurisdiction to intervene in its sister court's ban of prominent death penalty lawyer David Dow. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in Washington React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:19:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:19"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:07:32 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:07"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">68</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627072105/http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf">U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled</a> that marriages between couples of the same sex cannot be prohibited by states, a decision that overrides Texas’ ban on gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/">Roundup: Obamacare, Polls and Confederate Imagery</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627072105/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627072105im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/062615_Still_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Roundup: The Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies, Texas officials are among those nationwide calling for the removal of Confederate imagery, and the Texas Tribune/University of Texas poll reveals a state divided, from guns to gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" 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