The campaign against the amendment , announced at a news conference at a Methodist church receptive to gays and lesbians , was praised by a prominent Baptist pastor , William A. Lawson of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church , and two public officials : state Representative Garnet Coleman , a Democrat from Houston , and Annise Parker , Houston 's city controller , who has long been active in lesbian causes . ''
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Annise Parker
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Houston
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