▁recognize ▁both ▁same - sex ▁and ▁opposite - sex ▁domestic ▁partners hips . ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁partners hips ▁Currently ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁recognition ▁of ▁domestic ▁partners hips ▁at ▁the ▁state wide ▁level ▁in ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Dom estic ▁partner ▁benefits ▁provided ▁by ▁government al ▁entities ▁ ▁Tra vis ▁County ▁Since ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Tra vis ▁County ▁has ▁maintained ▁a ▁registry ▁for ▁domestic ▁partners hips . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁county ▁in ▁Texas ▁to ▁recognize ▁domestic ▁partners hips . ▁ ▁Austin ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁Austin ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 5 – 2 ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁offering ▁domestic ▁partner ▁benefits . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁domestic ▁partners hips ▁became ▁available ▁in ▁Austin , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁in ▁Texas ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁A ▁group ▁named ▁Conc ern ed ▁Tex ans , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Charles ▁Bul lock , ▁led ▁a ▁pet ition ▁drive , ▁called ▁Proposition ▁ 2 2 . ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Proposition ▁ 2 2 ▁passed , ▁with ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 6 2 ▁percent ▁in ▁favor ▁to ▁ 3 8 ▁percent ▁against . ▁It ▁am ended ▁Austin ' s ▁city ▁char ter ▁to ▁prohib it ▁domestic ▁partners , ▁which ▁were ▁effectively ▁terminated ▁on ▁May ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Austin ▁vot ers ▁passed ,