All my gay ex-foster parents live in Texas update

As mentioned earlier here, the Texas House passed a CPS reform ill with an amendment that would prohibit the adoption of foster children by homosexuals. The amendment also would force the removal of foster children from already existing placements in stable, loving homes where the parents are gay.

Yesterday, opponents of this amendment picked up a key Senate ally:

"I will strenuously object to that amendment going on to thean(sic) amendment to bill. I do not want to put this bill at risk of being tied up in court," said Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Lewisville, author of Senate Bill 6. "They are not going to kill my bill."

And the House sponsor of the bill, Rep. Suzanna Hupp, said she is considering a rewrite of the amendment if the Senate rejects it. The rewrite, Hupp said, could effectively kill the amendment, by Rep. Robert Talton, R-Pasadena.

While her reasoning might not be as sound as I'd like, anything that prevents this blatant discrimination against gays that would disrupt the lives of countless children sounds good to me.

*UPDATE* Good:

Leading Republicans in Texas distanced themselves Friday from a proposal to make the state the only one to prohibit gays and lesbians from being foster parents. It appears the plan will die without becoming law.

The Texas House approved the plan this week, despite concerns that as many as 3,000 children could be removed from their homes. But amid a groundswell of anger and criticism, conservatives backed away from the proposal Friday.

Guess Republicans will have to find another way to destroy families in Texas.