NYTimes - Texas and 5 Other States Resist Processing Benefits for Gay Couples

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. via NYT U.S. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/11/us/texas-and-5-other-states-resist-processing-benefits-for-gay-couples.html Some states are citing a conflict with state laws to defy the defense secretary’s order that gay spouses of National Guard members be given the same federal marriage benefits as heterosexual spouses.