Defense of Marriage Act (Texas)
The Texas Defence of Marriage Act is an act that specifies that US State of Texas does not recognise same-sex marriage or civil union.
The statute was enacted in 2003, it made void in Texas any same-sex marriage or civil union. This statute also prohibits the state or any agency or political subdivision of the state from giving effect to same-sex marriages or civil unions performed in other jurisdictions.
The act was signed by Governor Rick Perry in 2003.
Subsequently Texas Proposition 2 wrote similar restrictions into the state constitution.
Early appeals based on the unconstitutionality of the restrictions have been lost, or lost on appeal.
On 26 February 2014 San Antonio-based Judge Orlando Garcia struck down the Texas state ban on same sex marriage stating that the "current prohibition has no legitimate governmental purpose." A stay has been granted awaiting appeal.
