A plaintiff calls the ruling an ` ` awesome first step , '' noting an appeal is coming . " : Same - sex ban has ` ` no rational relation '' to legitimate government . Texas governor calls this a case of federal law infringement on state rights . This is the latest court ruling overturning laws forbidding gay and lesbian from legal marriage .
A plaintiff calls the ruling an `` awesome first step , '' noting an appeal is coming . Judge : Same-sex ban has `` no rational relation '' to legitimate government . Texas governor calls ruling a case of federal courts impeding on state rights . This is the latest court ruling overturning laws forbidding gay and lesbians from legal wedlock .