(a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state.
(b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex.
Tex. Fam. Code § 2.001
MARRIAGE LICENSE
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Windsor v. United States (2012)
Most recently applied in State v. Johnson (December 2021)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.