▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 6 8 ▁percent ▁in ▁favor ▁to ▁ 3 2 ▁percent ▁against , ▁Proposition ▁ 2 , ▁which ▁am ended ▁the ▁city ▁char ter ▁to ▁restore ▁domestic ▁partner ▁benefits ▁for ▁city ▁employees . ▁ ▁Dallas ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Dallas ▁has ▁offered ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits ▁to ▁city ▁employees . ▁ ▁El ▁Pas o ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 7 - 1 ▁to ▁grant ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits ▁to ▁city ▁employees . ▁A ▁group , ▁called ▁Trad itional ▁Family ▁Val ues , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Tom ▁Brown , ▁led ▁a ▁pet ition ▁drive ▁to ▁repe al ▁the ▁city ' s ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits . ▁The ▁proposition ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁poor ly ▁word ed ▁language ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁proposition ▁passed , ▁with ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁percent ▁in ▁favor ▁to ▁ 4 5 ▁percent ▁against . ▁It ▁am ended ▁El ▁Pas o ' s ▁city ▁char ter ▁to ▁prohib it ▁domestic ▁partners , ▁which ▁were ▁effectively ▁terminated ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 4 – 3 ▁against ▁res c inding ▁the ▁public ▁refer endum ▁prohib iting ▁domestic ▁partners hips ▁in ▁the ▁city .