A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday struck down the state's ban on gay marriage, though he stayed any action pending a certain appeal.
"Without a rational relation to a legitimate governmental purpose, state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our U.S. Constitution," U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia wrote.
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