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A Laredo native, Alexa is a fluent Spanish-speaker and is constantly seeking genuine Mexican food in Austin. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f8ecebf8d9edfce1f8eaedebf0fbecf7fcb7f6ebfe"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6b7a3a4b796a2b3aeb7a5a2a4bfb4a3b8b3f8b9a4b1">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> 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Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:19:52 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:19"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Houston City Council must repeal or put up for public vote the <span>Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO,</span> which extends protections to gay and transgender residents.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/">For Abbott, Trump Creates a Challenge With Hispanics</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:42:08 -0500" title="2015-07-23 19:42"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Hispanic Republican leaders in Texas were pretty happy with how Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> performed in his maiden year, but they're less pleased with his silence since Donald Trump starting bashing Mexican immigrants. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/texas-concedes-case-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/">Texas Concedes Case Over Benefits for Same-Sex Couples</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/texas-concedes-case-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/Rainbow_gavel_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/Rainbow_gavel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:57:19 -0500" title="2015-07-20 16:57"> July 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/texas-concedes-case-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Almost a month after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage, Texas Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> quietly conceded a case against the federal government over medical leave benefits for certain same-sex couples.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/texas-concedes-case-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/">Holdouts on Gay Marriage Could Face Lawsuits</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">61</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-02f274ff-7481-467e-5220-441dcf490e10"><span><span>With most Texas counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, legal experts and gay rights activists say it may take individual lawsuits to compel the handful of county clerks still refusing to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. </span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/">Democrats Want Task Force on Confederate Monuments</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8861_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8861_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Allen Otto</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 16:52:23 -0500" title="2015-07-06 16:52"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Five Democratic lawmakers have asked Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> to form a task force to consider the appropriateness of Confederate monuments located on the Capitol grounds in Austin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/democrats-want-task-force-confederate-monuments/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/">Gay Couple Suing Hood County Gets Marriage License</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Jul 2015 11:27:27 -0500" title="2015-07-06 11:27"> July 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Granbury gay couple on Monday obtained </span><span>a</span><span> </span><span>marriage license from the Hood County Clerk's office after filing a lawsuit </span><span>against the clerk</span><span> in federal court.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/06/gay-couple-sues-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/courts-balancing-of-gay-rights-religious-liberty/">Lawyers Prep to Defend Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/courts-balancing-of-gay-rights-religious-liberty/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0311_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Sid Hall, Senior Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church wears a rainbow pin on his lapel during HRS press conference at Texas Capitol June 29, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0311_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Sid Hall, Senior Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church wears a rainbow pin on his lapel during HRS press conference at Texas Capitol June 29, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Sid Hall, Senior Pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church wears a rainbow pin on his lapel during HRS press conference at Texas Capitol June 29, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-05 06:00"> July 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/courts-balancing-of-gay-rights-religious-liberty/comments/"><span class="value">59</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With Republican leaders vowing to protect the religious freedom of government officials <span id="docs-internal-guid-16a604e1-50f3-c452-b866-dcc69033ce67">who refuse to recognize same-sex marriages, here's a look at the </span></span><span>legal arguments conservative attorneys plan to use to defend those officials in court. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/courts-balancing-of-gay-rights-religious-liberty/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/state-says-supreme-court-did-not-suspend-admitting/">State: Abortion Docs Still Need Admitting Privileges</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/state-says-supreme-court-did-not-suspend-admitting/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a> and <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 20:31:35 -0500" title="2015-07-02 20:31"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/state-says-supreme-court-did-not-suspend-admitting/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Despite the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling allowing some Texas abortion clinics to remain open, the Texas Department of State Health Services said on Thursday that </span><span>doctors performing abortions must still obtain admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/state-says-supreme-court-did-not-suspend-admitting/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/gay-couple-sue-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-lic/">Gay Couple to Sue Hood County Clerk Over Marriage License</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/gay-couple-sue-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-lic/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 19:08:10 -0500" title="2015-07-02 19:08"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/gay-couple-sue-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-lic/comments/"><span class="value">53</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys for a same-sex couple are preparing to sue Hood County Clerk Katie Lang after the couple was unable to obtain a marriage license.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/gay-couple-sue-hood-county-clerk-over-marriage-lic/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/">Texas Concedes Legal Challenge to Same-Sex Marriage Ban</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 16:34:34 -0500" title="2015-07-01 16:34"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/" target="_blank">ruling on Friday</a>, the Texas attorney general's office conceded a separate legal challenge to the state's ban on same-sex marriage. A federal appeals court then affirmed a lower court's ruling that overturned the state's ban.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-concedes-legal-challenge-ban-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/spouses-gay-public-employees-eligible-benefits/">Spouses of Gay Public Employees Eligible for Benefits</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/spouses-gay-public-employees-eligible-benefits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_260x1000_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"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-01 06:00"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/spouses-gay-public-employees-eligible-benefits/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As of Wednesday, p<span>ublic employers including Texas agencies and universities will allow current and <span>retired gay and lesbian employees to enroll their same-sex spouses in the same benefit programs and services available to opposite-sex couples.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/spouses-gay-public-employees-eligible-benefits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/">With Marriage Decided, Adoption Rights Next</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">legalized same-sex marriage</a><span>, family law attorneys in Texas are gearing up to make sure same-sex couples who adopt children get full parental rights.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/">Supreme Court Puts Texas Abortion Law on Hold</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:53:44 -0500" title="2015-06-29 14:53"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Texas abortion providers and temporarily put on hold a ruling that would have closed about half of the state’s abortion facilities.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/">Gay Rights Activists: Fight is Only Just Getting Started</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:51:12 -0500" title="2015-06-29 12:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Now that same-sex marriage is legal, gay rights activists are setting their sights on pushing for more protections for LGBT people. In front of the Texas Capitol, activists on Monday vowed to target <span>discrimination in areas including employment and housing.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/">Paxton: Clerks Don't Have to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:59:28 -0500" title="2015-06-28 16:59"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>County clerks who have religious objections to same-sex marriage can opt out of issuing such licenses — but they should be prepared to face fines or legal challenges, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> said in a written <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150725204243/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/opinions/opinions/51paxton/op/2015/kp0025.pdf">opinion</a>.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150725204243/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> 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