issue as the same way the "san francisco chronicle" reported the comment drew a murmer of disbelief as should be expected in the year 2014. not so in texas. this weekend, the texas republican party adopted a party platform which included support for reparative therapy, the widely discredited practice that purports to change sexual orientation. the platform stated that homosexuality must not be presented as an acceptable alternative lifestyle in public policy, not family be redefined to include homosexual couples. translation, marriage equality may be on its way to national acceptance but governor oops and his brethren intend to remain bigoted outliers for as long as possible. ahead, as the humanitarian crisis grows on the board somewhere republicans refuse to address immigration reform, one thing is becoming clear, the ball is in the president's court. texas congressman castro and