cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/30218735
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
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