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From statehouse legislation to campus controversies, JRL CHARTS Gay Texas News brings you the most impactful LGBTQ headlines from across the Lone Star State. We cover political developments, religious freedom disputes, community activism, and ongoing threats to civil rights. Whether it’s backlash at major Christian universities or local pride events under fire, this is your home for real-time LGBTQ updates in Texas.

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3 08, 2025

LGBTQ Church in South Austin Defiant After Hate Crime Vandalism Sparks Outrage

By JRL Charts|2025-08-25T02:02:03-07:00August 3rd, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: gay Austin news, gay Texas news, hate crimes, jrl charts crime news, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics and Advocacy News, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ+ equality, pride flag attacks, texas crime news|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA AUSTIN, TX — (August 3, 2025) — A beloved LGBTQ-affirming church in South Austin was vandalized with hate speech late Thursday night, sparking outrage and an outpouring of support from community members who rallied Saturday morning to repaint and restore the space. Related Coverage [...]

18 07, 2025

Texas Revives Pornhub Lawsuit After Supreme Court Sides With Age Check Law

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:27:57-07:00July 18th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Aylo, Free Speech Coalition, Gay Porn News – Latest Studio Releases, gay Texas news, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics and Advocacy News, Ken Paxton, pornhub, Star Interviews & Exclusive Updates, US Supreme Court|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – Gay Porn News – Legal AUSTIN, TX — (July 18, 2025) — Texas has resumed its lawsuit against Aylo, the parent company of Pornhub, following a landmark 6-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds the state’s age-verification law for adult websites. Related Coverage Links on JRL [...]

15 07, 2025

Baylor University Rejects LGBTQ Grant After Evangelical Backlash Ignites Firestorm

By JRL Charts|2025-08-09T20:29:34-07:00July 15th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: baylor university, christian university lgbtq controversy, gay Texas news, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics and Advocacy News, LGBT Politics USA, lgbt religious rights, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS - LGBT Politics USA WACO, TX — (July 15, 2025) — In a move triggering national headlines, Baylor University has announced it will return a $643,400 grant aimed at promoting LGBTQIA+ inclusion in Christian congregations, citing that the advocacy tied to the research conflicts with the university’s [...]

10 06, 2022

Texas Pastor: Gay People should be ‘Shot in the Back of the Head’ in Shocking Sermon

By JRL Charts|2025-08-25T02:02:26-07:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: anti-lgbt, Gay People should be Shot, gay Texas news, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, Pastor Dillon Awes, Stedfast Baptist Church, Texas Pastor, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS|

FORT WORTH, TX – (06-10-22) – A Texas baptist church listed as a "anti-LGBT hate group" by the Southern Poverty Law Center, has caused a firestorm after Pastor Dillon Awes of Stedfast Baptist Church said "Gay people should be "lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head." Pastor Dillon Awes [...]

24 09, 2020

Austin Police Launch Man Hunt in Gay Couple Attack

By JRL Charts|2025-08-25T02:04:00-07:00September 24th, 2020|Categories: LGBT Politics|Tags: Austin Police, gay Austin news, gay bashing, gay couple assault, gay couple attack, gay couple beating, gay Texas news, Hate Crime – LGBTQ Attacks, manhunt for Frank Macias, texas crime news, Threats & Global Reports | JRL CHARTS|

AUSTIN, TX — (09-24-20) — Austin Police launch a man hunt for the capture of Frank Macias who failed to appear in court for his assault on gay couple Tristian Perry and Spencer Deehring, back on January 19, 2019. Frank Macias has two outstanding warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in relation to [...]

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