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It appears as though Texas may have banned ALL marriages in their haste to pass a 2005 constitutional amendment that was designed to ban gay marriage.
A candidate running for Attorney General has pointed out that a 22-word clause in a subsection of the amendment "This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage." nullifies all marriages made since it was enacted.
The defenders of the amendment say that the clause was to cover a loop-hole to ban the creation of same-sex civil unions and domestic partnerships, and are saying that these are "scare tactics" and that marriages are intact. But did they really just eliminate marriage altogehter?
A little over a month ago, a Judge ruled the amendment violated the US Constitution when ruling on a case where two men married in another state and tried to get a divorce in Texas.
This isn't going to overturn Texas' amendment anytime soon, but it does appear to be moving in the right direction to overturn it.
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