Houston judge tosses same-sex marriage benefits challenge

Published: Feb. 22, 2019, 8:02 a.m.

A newly elected Democratic judge made the decision in the legal challenge to Houston's policy extending benefits to municipal employees' same-sex spouses. An attorney for the plaintiffs said they will appeal and noted that the country's highest court has become more conservative since a landmark federal marriage rights ruling.

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