12 republicans joined all 60 democrats in the Texas house to vote to formally repeal the gay sex ban that was ruled unconstitutional in 2003

First time the Texas house has passed any repeal attempts. It still faces steep odds in the Texas senate

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[–] Baaahb@feddit.nl 10 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Yo, wtf? Unexpected good news. Token good news, but I'll take my light where I can.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What the fuck Texas, didn't even know you still had that banned.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You'll find all sorts of absurd state laws on the books all over the country, often as soon as something changes federally, they're just forgotten about and never changed.

This was the law that was challenged in Lawrence v. Texas that had the Supreme Court overturn such laws nationally in 2003