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The U.S. state of Texas issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognizes those marriages when performed out-of-state. On June 26, 2015, the United States legalized same-sex marriage nationwide due to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.
The update identified 120 new statutory provisions involving marital status, and 31 statutory provisions involving marital status repealed or amended in such a way as to eliminate marital status as a factor. The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of ...
The Texas Legislature’s approval of SB 907 in 2021 allowed county clerks to issue marriage licenses remotely. Here’s how to apply in Tarrant County. In Tarrant County, you can now apply for a ...
Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status 111th Congress: Respect for Marriage Act of 2009 H.R. 3567: September 15, 2009 Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D–NY) 120 Referred to the House Judiciary Committee. Referred to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 112th Congress: Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 ...
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, approximately 2,500 same-sex couples had married in Texas by September 2015, [69] accounting for about 6% of all marriages performed in the state in that time. Most marriage licenses were issued in Harris, Travis, and Tarrant counties.
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Nearly 500 couples obtained marriage licenses before the ruling was stayed on May 16 by the Arkansas Supreme Court. On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban and ordered the state to start recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions as well as license them.
A federal judge in Texas on Monday halted a Biden administration policy that would grant legal status to immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens and their children without forcing them to leave the ...