▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 4 - 4 ▁on ▁rest oring ▁domestic ▁partners hips ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁Mayor ▁John ▁Cook ▁cast s ▁the ▁tie ▁breaking ▁vote ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁rest oring ▁domestic ▁partners hips , ▁which ▁restored ▁domestic ▁partner ▁benefits ▁for ▁city ▁employees . ▁ ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits ▁of ▁city ▁employees ▁of ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁began . ▁ ▁San ▁Antonio ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁San ▁Antonio ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 8 - 3 ▁to ▁grant ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits ▁to ▁city ▁employees . ▁It ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County ▁Commission ers ▁Court ▁voted ▁ 3 - 1 ▁to ▁grant ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits ▁to ▁county ▁employees . ▁ ▁Dallas ▁County ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Dallas ▁County ▁Commission ers ▁Court ▁voted ▁ 3 - 2 ▁to ▁grant ▁domestic ▁partners hip ▁benefits ▁to ▁city ▁employees . ▁It ▁took ▁effect ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Houston ▁On ▁November ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁ 5 2 ▁percent ▁of ▁Houston ▁vot ers ▁approved ▁Proposition ▁ 2