Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage

Nov 08 9:02 PM US/Eastern
By DAVID CRARY


Texas voters Tuesday overwhelming approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, making their state the 19th to take that step. In Maine, however, a proposal to repeal a new gay-rights law was trailing in early returns.

The contest in Texas was decided quickly,the ban was receiving more than 74 percent of the votes in early returns. Like every other state except Massachusetts, Texas didn't permit same-sex marriages previously, but the constitutional amendment was touted as an extra guard against future court rulings.

The campaign had been enlivened over the past week because of a controversial tactic by the amendment's opponents, who argued in recorded phone calls to voters that the measure is so poorly worded that it could jeopardize traditional man-woman marriages. Amendment supporters denounced the effort as misleading.
Torog Reviewed by Torog on . Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage Texas Voters Approve Ban on Gay Marriage Nov 08 9:02 PM US/Eastern By DAVID CRARY Texas voters Tuesday overwhelming approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, making their state the 19th to take that step. In Maine, however, a proposal to repeal a new gay-rights law was trailing in early returns. The contest in Texas was decided quickly,the ban was receiving more than 74 percent of the votes in early returns. Like every other state except Massachusetts, Texas didn't permit Rating: 5