But his criminal defense team still includes an openly gay attorney.

Fresh off yet another defeat in a same-sex marriage case, anti-gay Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is set to appearÂ at an anti-gay hatefest near Austin.

On Tuesday night, Paxton will speak at the latest installment of “The Texas Response,”Â a series of anti-gay ralliesÂ sponsored by Texas Values, the Liberty Institute and Concerned Women for America:

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“We are excited to announce that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will be a featured speaker at our upcomingÂ Texas Response: Pastors, Marriage, & Religious FreedomÂ event in Central Texas,” Texas Values wrote in an email. “The Attorney Generalâ€™s public support for protecting religious freedom throughout the legislative session was critically important in building momentum for the passage of the Pastor Protection Law. Please join us as we celebrate the passage of the Pastor Protection Law and discuss the recent Supreme Court same-sex ‘marriage’ decision.”

Texas Values’ website says at the event their “team and other dynamic speakers will be there to fully explain the new Pastor Protection Law and discuss what Texas can do after the Supreme Courtâ€™s ruling.”

Of course, the so-called Pastor Protection LawÂ did nothing but reaffirm existing protectionsÂ for clergy and churches under the First Amendment, while more than 20 pieces of anti-LGBT legislationÂ diedÂ in this year’s Texas Legislature.Â But the aforementioned groupsÂ are desperately trying to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, and raise money off pointless legislation that was ultimately supported by the state’s two openly LGBT lawmakers.

AtÂ a previous installmentÂ of “The Texas Response,” panelists advocated for ex-gay therapy, compared out lesbian Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s administration to Nazi Germany, said the LGBT community wants to legalize pedophilia,Â and vowed to ram religious liberty down the throats of same-sex marriage supporters.

However, based on Paxton’s recent record in court, he’s the one getting marriage equalityÂ rammed down his throat.

Earlier this month,Â Paxton attempted to a block a lesbian widow out of her partner’s estate, despite his previous pledge â€” under threat of contempt â€” not to defy the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling inÂ Obergefell v. Hodges. But an Austin probate judge subsequently kickedÂ Paxton out ofÂ the estate case, and recognized the lesbian couple’s relationship as a common-law marriage.Â

“Lawyers for Paxton opposed the designation during a hearing before [Judge Guy] Herman,” The Austin StatesmanÂ reported,Â “arguing that the settlement ended the legal dispute over Powellâ€™s estate, making any decision about [widow Sonomaly] Phrasavathâ€™s marital status moot and beyond Hermanâ€™s jurisdiction.”

Phrasavath’s attorney, Brian Thompson, told Herman: â€œThe denial of my clientâ€™s fundamental right to marry needs to end today, and Ken Paxtonâ€™s groundless, harassing and mean-spirited attacks on same-sex couples needs to end today. The only reason the state is attempting to continue to interfere in this case is because Som and Stella were a same-sex couple, and Ken Paxton canâ€™t live with the fact.â€

Ultimately,Â though, same-sex marriage may beÂ the least ofÂ the Texas AG’sÂ worries.Â Paxton isÂ still facing those pesky felony charges for alleged securities fraud. And while he may be doing his best toÂ concealÂ it, his legal teamÂ still reportedly includes an openly gay attorney, Pete Schulte of Dallas.Â Schulte told me Monday that althoughÂ he wasn’t mentioned inÂ anÂ announcement from Paxton about his legal teamÂ last week,Â he’s still on the case. Â

“I’m still part of the legal team and still represent the AG,” Schulte said in a text message. “I was already announced in August, which is why I wasn’t included in last week’s release.”

Either that or Paxton is trying to keep a secret from his right-wing supporters.Â

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