Why is this still around? I don't know, but the author of the bill, Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, had this to say:
"This defunct law was the grounds for police to harass patrons of restaurants in my district resulting in a suit against the city of El Paso," he said, describing a 2009 incident where police arrested a same-sex couple for kissing. "Not only is the continued existence of this law on the books a source of misinformation to law enforcement, but in my own district local governments have been forced to spend their limited resources due to this misuse."There's more to come of this story.
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