Top Reads, Feb. 12: Davis and Marijuana / Gay marriage case / Perry nears Abbott’s campaign

Democratic gubernatorial candidate state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, told the Dallas Morning News editorial board here that she backs medical marijuana and would consider decriminalizing small possessions of marijuana. As for all out legalization she said:
““I don’t know yet. I want to wait and see what happens in Colorado. I have a daughter who lives in Denver. I think there are some challenges to that law that are presented to law enforcement.”

Two same-sex couples are trying to overturn the state’s same-sex ban on gay marriage in a San Antonio court today, Chuck Lindell with the Austin American-Statesman reports.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Greg Abbott has seemed to keep his distance from Gov. Rick Perry early on in his campaign, but now the two are set to appear at a Houston fundraiser together, the Texas Tribune’s Alexa Ura writes.