Today was a special day for Texas state Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas. During the 89th legislative session, Jones was sworn in for his second term as House District 100. Jones said he is eager to ...

Of all the laws passed by the Texas Legislature, few have withstood the test of time like one that criminalizes "homosexual conduct." Despite a 2003 decision from the Supreme Court that found laws ...

Out Texas state Rep. Venton Jones (D) announced on Monday that the state’s House Committee of Public Health unanimously voted to pass a bill the Democratic lawmaker authored to ensure HIV testing is ...

Two Republican lawmakers including a self-identified Christian conservative are throwing their support behind an effort to ...

Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, asked his partner, Gregory Scott Jr., to marry him shortly after lawmakers were sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Scott said yes. “In a time when our love and our very ...

Texas State Rep. Venton Jones, D-Dallas, announced Monday, March 31, that House Bill 50 — legislation he introduced that proposes “a crucial step forward in combating the HIV epidemic in Texas ...

State Rep. Venton Jones has announced that on Monday, April 7, the House Committee on Public Health unanimously passed House Bill 50, the bill the Texas Democrat authored that would ensure HIV ...