marriages

Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages

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AUSTIN (Nexstar) – Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony based on a “sincerely held religious belief.” According to a new interpretation From the Code of Judicial Conduct issued by the Supreme Court of Texas. The … Read more

Bill to ban child marriages in Texas advances in the House

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Austin (Texas Tribune– Texas’s home’s home is approaching a single step to eliminate a legal loophole that allows children’s marriage. Home Law Bill 168By MP John Rosental, a democratic in Houston, passed an initial 83-51 on Tuesday and will be fired this week before the Senate. If passed, the bill will work Prohibition From issuing … Read more