Texas County Votes to Keep Library Running After Threatening It Over Banned Books
It comes after a judge ordered the books returned to the library shelves.
April 16, 2023
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Some Texas Counties Ready for Marriage Equality
Some county clerks are ready to stay open extra hours if a stay of a pro-equality ruling is lifted; others say they still won't license same-sex marriages.
December 4, 2014
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WATCH: Texas County Sees Impassioned Debate Over LGBT-Themed Kids' Books
Some residents of Hood County had complained about the books' presence in the public library, leading to a heated meeting -- but a decision to keep the books.
July 14, 2015
7 Local Log Cabin Chapters Endorse Trump in Contradiction of National Group
Chapters in Colorado, Miami, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Orange County, Texas, and Georgia endorsed Trump for president.
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November 1, 2016
Hunt for Offending Books, Including LGBTQ+ Ones, Closes Library
The temporary closure in Llano County, Texas is one consequence of a rash of challenges to library and school books throughout the state.
December 21, 2021
Monkeypox: First U.S. Death Confirmed
(CNN) A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died last month, but the virus' role in that death has not been confirmed.
September 12, 2022
WATCH: Meet the Same-Sex Couple Just Married in Texas
Although the state's ban on same-sex marriage remains in force, Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend obtained a judge's permission to legally marry in Travis County, Texas.
February 19, 2015
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Texas AG Over Marriage Licenses
The state's first openly gay legislator filed the complaint with the State Bar of Texas, saying Attorney General Ken Paxton is encouraging county clerks to defy the law by denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
July 3, 2015
Texas Ag Department Imposes 'Biological Gender' Dress Code on Employees
The new wording is aimed at transgender employees and will affect cisgender ones too.
April 25, 2023
Houston area officials step up after Greg Abbott rejects gay softball tourney's funding request
iPride's Gay Softball World Series will take place in September as planned thanks to a $500,000 grant from Harris County.
September 2, 2025
Molly Cook, Texas's first out LGBTQ+ state senator, is ready to make change (exclusive)
The emergency room nurse and grassroots organizer will advocate for both incremental and revolutionary change.
May 16, 2024
Texas Man Acquitted in the Deaths of Two Drag Artists — a Trans Woman and a Gay Man
Fayaka Dunbar was acquitted of capital murder in the deaths of popular drag performers London Starr and Bianca Davenport. The Human Rights Campaign has called the acquittal a "grave injustice."
November 15, 2023
Texas Supreme Court Hears Case of Judge Who Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples
The county justice of the peace sued after she was issued a formal reprimand in 2019.
October 27, 2023
Texas constable tells legislators ‘We’re not interested in being the potty police’ at bathroom bill hearing
The father of a transgender child said that in nine years of working near a court bathroom, he has gotten zero complaints about people using it.
August 22, 2025
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues second doctor over gender-affirming care
The suit comes two weeks after Paxton, known for his anti-LGBTQ+ views, filed the first case in the nation.
October 31, 2024
Texas Republican leader openly uses 'gay' and the R-word as insults, faces no consequences
Bo French, Tarrant County Republican Party Chair, has been both condemned and defended by his colleagues.
November 1, 2024
WATCH: Texas Couple Who Sued for Marriage License Will Now Receive It
Their lawsuit will go forward, however, until the Hood County clerk's office promises to serve all couples, their attorney says.
July 6, 2015
Texas Clerk 'Not Intimidated' by Attempt to Block Marriage Licenses
Travis County clerk Dana DeBeauvoir says she'd defy a proposed law that would penalize officials who issue licenses to same-sex couples.
January 16, 2015
Showdown Over Marriage Licenses in Texas
Although clerks have indicated they would issue licenses within hours of a Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, the state's top lawman says they should wait.
June 26, 2015
A Texas woman was charged with murder for having an abortion. Now, she's suing the state
Lizelle Gonzalez spent two nights in jail after being charged with murder in “the death of an individual by self-induced abortion."
April 1, 2024