Republican leaders in Texas are not forfeiting the debate over gay marriagethat many other national GOP leaders accepted was over when theSupreme Court established same-sex nuptials as a right in alandmark decision last year.

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and state AttorneyGeneral Ken Paxton are asking the Texas Supreme Court to reconsiderits previous dismissal of a lawsuit by the state which sought toprevent Houston city employees from getting same-sex spousal benefits.

The court’s dismissal of the suit in September was premised onthe U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision that requiredstates to recognize same-sex marriage.

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