Texas enjoys the dishonor of being one of the last states in the US to have laws on its books criminalizing gay sex. Thankfully, its anti-queer law was ruled unenforceable by the Supreme Court in 2003 ...

An unlikely group of Republican allies joined Democrats to approve repealing the ban, which has been unenforced since 2003. It is the first time the bill has made it to the House floor since it was ...

A proposal aimed at repealing Texas' unconstitutional ban on "homosexual conduct" has stalled at the end of the legislative ...

Rep. Venton Jones, a Democrat, authored the bill as one of the first Black gay members of the Texas House. He highlighted the significance of the chamber's approval, writing on social media ...

In a statement released following the sweet proposal, Venton said that the couple’s engagement highlights the power of love and is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. “Today, I took a ...

This session, Texas lawmakers filed around 50 bills sparked by or following KXAN investigations on a wide range of important ...

A bill filed after KXAN’s OutLaw investigation faced a steep challenge this legislative session but has progressed further than any of its predecessors. House Bill 1738 would ...

After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, Texas’ 2025 legislative session has ended. In all, state legislators passed more ...

Venton Jones requiring schools to notify parents when their child’s campus lacks a full-time nurse, school counselor or librarian for at least 30 consecutive days during the school year ...

State Representative Venton Jones, a gay man and Texas' first openly HIV-positive lawmaker, said on the House floor on Thursday that repealing the law was "common sense governance." "Despite the ...