Tag Archives: Greg Abbott

Over the weekend anti-gay Texas Attorney General officially kicked off his bid to succeed Gov. Rick Perry. Hundreds of sweaty supporters in Plaza Juarez near the famous River Walk cheered while trying desperately to cut the heat with yellow-and-blue paper fans bearing Abbott’s name over the words “Fast cars, firearms and freedom – it’s a Texas thing.” “With the money, …

Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced today that he will not seek reelection. The time has come to pass on the mantle of leadership,” he said at a rally in San Antonio. “Today, I’m announcing I will not seek reelection as governor of Texas.” Perry has served as governor since 2000, when then-Gov. George W. Bush (R) became president. Perry was …

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reacted quickly to today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act by declaring that all citizens must now present photo ID when voting. Via the Dallas Morning News: “With today’s decision, the State’s voter ID law will take effect immediately,” Abbott announced. “Redistricting maps passed by the Legislature may also take effect without approval …

Two San Antonio-based Christian groups are threatening to sue the city in order to overturn insurance benefits granted to the partners of LGBT city employees. Pastor Gerald Ripley [left] of Voices for Marriage and Philip Sevilla of Texas Leadership Coalition made the request Wednesday with backing from a few sign-carrying supporters at City Hall. Attorney General Greg Abbott issued an …

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said yesterday that municipalities are breaking the state constitution if they offer domestic partners benefits. And because they don’t want gay people to have health insurance, that makes the Family Research Council very happy. Via press release: In three cities and a school district, liberal Texans have tried to undermine the 2005 marriage referendum by …

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has intervened in the divorce proceedings of a lesbian couple married in Massachusetts, denying the couple to right to separate legally in his state. Angelique Naylor, 39, and Sabina Daly, 41, married in 2004 in Massachusetts, where gay marriage is legal. They returned to their home in Austin and together adopted a son, who is …