same-sex marriage

The Texas Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that conservatives hope will provide an opening to challenge the landmark 2015 ruling legalizing gay marriage nationwide.

EVA RUTH MORAVEC, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A contentious debate is expected as a Texas House committee hears a bill barring state and local employees from licensing or recognizing same-sex marriages — even if the U.S. Supreme Court authorizes them.

Hours after two women wed in Travis County Thursday, the Texas Supreme Court issued a stay blocking other same-sex couples from obtaining marriage licenses after a legal challenge by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

EVA RUTH MORAVEC, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Despite Texas' statewide ban on gay marriage, county officials in Austin have married a same-sex couple under a one-time court order issued for medical reasons.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas National Guard is refusing to process requests for benefits submitted by same-sex couples because of the state constitution's definition of marriage. Pentagon officials say Texas is the only state they know of that is turning couples away...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the 1996 Defense Of Marriage Act unconstitutional. The ruling, passed on a 5-4 vote, grants legally married same-sex couples the right to claim federal benefits traditionally only available to opposite-sex married couples...