Barry Massey, reporting in the El Paso Times:
A proposal giving same-sex couples the same legal protections and benefits as married couples cleared a difficult legislative hurdle and is headed to the Senate for a vote.
The measure allows for domestic partnerships for unmarried couples, including gay couples.
The bill had stalled in the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this month. The deadlock was broken Monday when the committee voted 6-5 to send the bill to the Senate without recommendation whether it be approved or rejected.
Text of the bill, SB 12, is here.
