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An anti-gay evangelical pastor in El Paso, Texas, has taken his war on same-sex families to the city by leading a push to recall officials who favored an ordinance for health benefits to the domestic partners of two gay city employees.

In 2007, Tim Hardaway, an NBA star who played with the Heat, responded to news of a fellow hoops star coming out as gay with vitriol; now Hardaway is supporting three El Paso city officials who face punitive action from anti-gay activists.

El Paso’s city council saw voters repeal health coverage for same-sex and unmarried partners of city workers, and a court uphold that ballot initiative. But the council voted on June 14 to extend those benefits once again.

The El Paso-based group Puentes hopes to conduct sensitivity trainings for local law enforcement after an officer threatened to cite a group of men for "homosexual activity" after a Chico’s Tacos security guard kicked them out of the restaurant.