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Ethics charges against homophobic Texas Attorney General dismissed
The complaint accused Paxton of encouraging government officials to break the law in the face of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality.
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Texas school district will notify parents if child is transgender
Fort Worth Superintendent Kent Scribner said Wednesday that transgender guidelines have been condensed and students will be handled on a “case-by-case basis.”
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Texas Attorney General faces ethics charges over same-sex marriage opinion
Already indicted on felony securities fraud charges, Paxton will face an investigation after he encouraged officials to break the law.
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AG Paxton no longer facing contempt hearing over gay rights
Critics have accused Paxton of resisting the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling — by advising county clerks to refuse marriage licenses to gay couples on religious grounds.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton wants to skip court case
He’s being held in contempt for refusing to amend a death certificate to reflect same-sex marriage.
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Texas Democrats file complaint over AG’s same-sex marriage opinion
Attorney General Ken Paxton is also facing a possible indictment on first-degree felony charges of violating state securities law.
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Texas AG: State workers can deny marriage licenses to same‑sex couples
Texas’ conservative Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton called the Supreme Court decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry a “lawless ruling” and said state workers can cite their religious objections in denying marriage licenses.
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Texas AG: Counties should wait if same-sex marriage legalized
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged county officials Thursday to not immediately begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is legal.
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Texas sues federal government over FMLA benefits for same-sex couples
The lawsuit comes following a change by the Labor Department granting paid time off to legally married same-sex couples, even if they are living in a state, like Texas, that does not recognize same-sex marriage.
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Texas AG asks state Supreme Court to void same‑sex couple’s marriage
Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Friday the state’s same-sex marriage ban has been “needlessly cast in doubt” after a judge gave a lesbian couple from Austin permission to tie the knot. Paxton warned of “legal chaos” if the state Supreme Court doesn’t void their marriage and make clear that a judge wrongly allowed the couple to wed.