Houston mayor Annise Parker has been sent between 500 and 1,000 Bibles at her home, part of a bizarre protest effort orchestrated by Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz, and with enthusiastic support from Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity. That quartet of geniuses claims that Parker, Houston's first openly gay mayor, is spearheading…
This morning, a U.S. district judge heard closing arguments in the legal battle over the newest round of Texas' insanely and needlessly severe abortion restrictions. If they're upheld, they'll shut down all but seven abortion providers in the state. Texas women will be totally fucked — a fact the Houston city council…
Houston mayor Annise Parker is not only the first openly gay mayor of any major U.S. city, she was also re-elected two nights ago after having served for the past two years. That's no small feat in any city anywhere but in Houston, Texas that's pretty phenomenal.
Houston City Controller Annise Parker became the first openly gay mayor of Houston yesterday, winning a runoff election with 53% of the vote. Houston, in turn, became the largest city to elect an openly gay mayor.
