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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Marriage"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Added November 8, 2005: | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Article I, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution (''<small>"Marriage"</small>'')}}{{Texas Constitution|text=Added November 8, 2005: | ||
'''(a) Marriage in this | '''(a) Marriage in this State shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.''' | ||
'''(b) This | '''(b) This State or a political subdivision of this State may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.''' | ||
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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. | ||
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* ''Frasher v. State'', 3 Tex.Ct.App. 263, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/ | * ''Frasher v. State'', 3 Tex.Ct.App. 263, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/003_TexCtApp_263.pdf#page=14 276-77] (1877) ("It is, then, conceded that the states can prohibit the intermarriage of the races, and it therefore . . . . Can it be truly said that the law is illegal because the race sought to be protected by 'the amendments' and 'the Civil Rights Bill' is not punished? Civilized society has the power of self-preservation, and, marriage being the foundation of such society, most of the states in which the negro forms an element of any note have enacted laws inhibiting intermarriage between the white and black races. And the courts, as a general rule, have sustained the constitutionality of such statutes.") | ||
|seo_title= | |seo_title=Article I, Section 32 of the Texas Constitution ("Marriage") | ||
|seo_keywords= | |seo_keywords=Article 1 Section 32, Texas DOMA, same-sex marriage | ||
|seo_description= | |seo_description=This section declares: "Marriage in this State shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman." | ||
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[[Category:Family Law]] | [[Category:Family Law]] | ||
[[Category:TxCon ArtI Sec]] | [[Category:TxCon ArtI Sec]] | ||