Texas Constitution:Article I, Section 32: Difference between revisions
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The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2013/ga1003.pdf#page=6 GA-1003] (2013), opined that this section "prohibits political subdivisions from creating a legal status of domestic partnership." | The Texas Attorney General, in Tex. Att'y Gen. Op. [https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/opinion-files/opinion/2013/ga1003.pdf#page=6 GA-1003] (2013), opined that this section "prohibits political subdivisions from creating a legal status of domestic partnership." | ||
The United States Supreme Court, in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'', 576 U.S. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case= | The United States Supreme Court, in ''Obergefell v. Hodges'', 576 U.S. [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5003540832790792912 644] (2015), subsequently held that the federal constitution guarantees the right to marry to same-sex couples. | ||
Note that whether the landmark ''Obergefell'' decision completely invalidated this section and a similar provision in the Texas Family Code has been the subject of additional litigation. | Note that whether the landmark ''Obergefell'' decision completely invalidated this section and a similar provision in the Texas Family Code has been the subject of additional litigation. | ||