Politics & Policy
June 13, 2015
Sympathy for the Serious Social Cons
They’re in a thankless position in the Lege these days.
Gay Marriage
Politics & Policy
March 22, 2015
Ted Cruz’s Gay Marriage Money
As U.S. Senator Ted Cruz launches a presidential big, will he have to explain his gay marriage money to social conservatives?
Politics & Policy
February 26, 2015
The Not-Good-Enough Arguments Against Gay Marriage
If social conservatives want to stop gay marriage, they need to come up with something, and soon.
Politics & Policy
February 19, 2015
Texas’s First Same-Sex Marriage
Using a judicial side-step, two woman in Travis County have become the first couple to have a legally recognized same-sex marriage. But the Texas Supreme Court put the marriage on hold.
Politics & Policy
August 4, 2014
The Modern World
Wouldn’t it be nice if Texas were to catch up to the modern world, for once? I’m addressing the issue of same-sex marriage here. What’s the use of fighting for a policy that without question violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws? In fairness to Greg
Politics & Policy
April 8, 2014
Gay Marriage and Immigration
Two controversial topics were taken up on the first day of the LBJ Presidential Library's Civil Rights Summit.
Burka Blog
March 12, 2014
Unelected Judges
Ted Cruz should know better than to lambast federal judges for being unelected
Politics & Policy
February 26, 2014
Gay Marriage and the Governor’s Race
Here is part of the text of the ruling issued by federal district judge Orlando Garcia in San Antonio earlier today: “Today’s court decision is not made in defiance of the great people of Texas or the Texas Legislature, but in compliance with the U.S. Constitution and Supreme Court precedent.
Politics & Policy
December 10, 2012
Texas, gay marriage, and the Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear two cases involving same-sex marriage could provide yet another indication of how isolated Texas politics has become from the national mainstream. As James Carville pointed out on ABC’s “This Week” yesterday, Americans’ opinions on same-sex marriage have changed with astonishing rapidity—but
Politics & Policy
July 30, 2011
Perry’s flip-flop
One of the skills that has kept Rick Perry in power is that he has a knack for knowing where his constituency stands on most issues. But his instincts failed him when he comingled states-rights with gay marriage. I'm referring, of course, to Perry's statement to the Family Research Council,