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to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/paxton-county-clerks-can-deny-same-sex-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>County clerks in Texas 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/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> said in a written <a 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Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/">Supreme Court Rulings Give Cruz Fresh Ammo for Favorite Targets</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:55:41 -0500" title="2015-06-28 08:55"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/comments/"><span class="value">46</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>PIERSON, Iowa — As he </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/" target="_blank">redoubles</a><span> his anti-Washington crusade on the presidential campaign trail, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/" target="_blank">Ted Cruz </a><span>is receiving an assist from an unlikely source: the high court he used to argue before.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown El Paso at night.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_2_JPG_231x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/">Cruz: Clerks "Absolutely" Should Be Able to Opt Out of Gay Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:28:48 -0500" title="2015-06-27 18:28"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">550</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>DES MOINES, Iowa — </span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> on Saturday said county clerks in Texas should "absolutely" be able to opt out of issuing same-sex marriage licenses if they have religious objections.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/"> <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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/">Supreme Court Rulings Give Cruz Fresh Ammo for Favorite Targets</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:55:41 -0500" title="2015-06-28 08:55"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/comments/"><span class="value">46</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/cruz-Iowa_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>PIERSON, Iowa — As he </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/" target="_blank">redoubles</a><span> his anti-Washington crusade on the presidential campaign trail, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/" target="_blank">Ted Cruz </a><span>is receiving an assist from an unlikely source: the high court he used to argue before.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown El Paso at night.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/">Cruz: Clerks "Absolutely" Should Be Able to Opt Out of Gay Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:28:48 -0500" title="2015-06-27 18:28"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">550</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_2_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>DES MOINES, Iowa — </span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629002746/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> on Saturday said county clerks in Texas should "absolutely" be able to opt out of issuing same-sex marriage licenses if they have religious objections.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/"> <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/20150629002746/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 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class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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/20150629002746/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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/">Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The GOP's Tea Party wing has made serious inroads into Texas state offices, but the movement has come up short when it comes to congressional elections, failing to field candidates with serious chances of ousting incumbent U.S. House members.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/">Texting Bill's Demise a Victory for Tea Party Freshmen</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>It was a mostly new cast of characters in the Texas Senate, a chamber historically ruled by seniority, that flexed its political muscle to stop a statewide texting-while-driving ban this year.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/">A Texas Tech Professor Crusades Against Tenure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/James_Wetherbe_TT1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>James Wetherbe of Texas Tech University is the rare professor who thinks tenure is terrible. His opinions have him tangled up in a long-running lawsuit against the university where he teaches. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/"> <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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-27 06:00"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A growing number of asylum-seekers in Texas are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. With the Supreme Court poised to rule in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups are drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,573,[null,0],null,[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],null,null,null,0]">A growing number of asylum-seekers are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. In the days before the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups were drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a> and <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9756_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="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"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </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> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas couples began impromptu weddings in Travis County and others following Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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/20150629002746/https://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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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"> </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/20150629002746/https://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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/comments/"><span class="value">51</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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"> </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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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/20150629002746/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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://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/20150629002746/https://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/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/">Texas Counties' Responses to Marriage Ruling Vary</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:31:37 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:31"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">63</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629002746im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7245secondcouple_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Elated couples across Texas hurried into county clerks' offices </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_757245520">Friday</span><span> to apply for marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150629002746/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/">Ceremonies and Celebration as Marriages Begin</a></li> <li><a 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