Gay marriage texas

Same-sex marriage became legal in Texas in after the U.S. Supreme Court issued their decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. This ruling required all states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. In , the federal Respect for Marriage Act created statutory protections for same-sex marriages.

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Texas since the U.S. Supreme Court 's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, Previously, the U.S. state of Texas had banned same-sex marriage both by statute since and in its State Constitution since