Anti-Gay Texas AG Ken Paxton Is All Words, No Action When It Comes To Defying SCOTUS Marriage Ruling
Anti-gay Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may be encouraging county clerks and judges to defy the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of same-sex marriage.
However, in what would appear to be a blatant display of hypocrisy, Paxton is unwilling to resist the ruling himself in court.
Paxton’s office has dropped an appeal of an Austin judge’s February decision declaring the state’s same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. The ruling, which came in an estate case, prompted another judge to order the county clerk to issue a marriage license to a lesbian couple.
The Austin {American}-Statesman reports:
The Travis County cases are among the final loose ends remaining in the legal battle over gay marriage in Texas.
Some Republicans aren’t ready to give up the fight, including state Rep. Cecil Bell, who on Monday unveiled an organization designed to pressure elected officials to reject the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage.
“People are deeply concerned about the erosion of moral values and the abandonment of our Constitution,” said Bell, R-Magnolia. “The sleeping giant is awake and filled with the pent-up frustration (toward) state and elected officials who lack the will to assert our state sovereignty.”
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Towelie 
sees everything, but I thought you might enjoy this in case you missed it: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026952416
The link to the Advocate has the letter in pdf. Paxton is indirectly nailed on SSM license issue.
I just wish that the all-knowing Towelie could foresee the winning numbers in the Megamillions lottery this Friday. 
For us to split if our # are identical and still have A/C for the summer (and Fall)? 
however, the cats who are my overloads might be greedy with their demands of 200 pound bags of Temptations (all flavor varieties) that must be delivered each week. They also want aesthetic renovations so that they have accessible sweet spots within one foot of the ceiling in each room.
I currently have a Siamese kitten, the calico which is at my sister's place, and there is an adult Siamese in the apartment courtyard that appears to have been abandoned because the woman that took care of it fell ill at the end of May. I'm making sure it gets fed, has some water, and pet it each day.
