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Tex. Fam. Code § 2.001 (2026)

Marriage License

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Sec. 2.001. MARRIAGE LICENSE. (a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state.

(b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case: Windsor v. United States, 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012).
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Windsor v. United States, 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012). · cites it 2× “1, § 32; Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 2.001 (b) & 6.204; Utah Const.”
Ex Parte Morales, 212 S.W.3d 483 (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Art I, § 32; Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (West 1998), Morales contends that section 21.”
in Re State of Texas, 489 S.W.3d 454 (Tex. 2016). · cites it 2× “By contrast, plaintiffs here challenged, and the trial court invalidated, all "statutory and state constitutional prohibitions in Texas against same-sex marriage, including as set out in and applied through Texas Family Code §§ 2.001, 2.012, and 6.”
De Leon v. Perry, 975 F. Supp. 2d 632 (W.D. Tex. 2014). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (West 2013).”
Littleton v. Prange, 9 S.W.3d 223 (Tex. App. 1999). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (Vernon 1998); Ky.”
Bailey v. City of Austin, 972 S.W.2d 180 (Tex. App. 1998). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 2.001 (b) (West 1998) (“A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex.”
Billodeau v. State, 263 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. §§ 2.001(b), 2.401 (Vernon 2006).”
Texas v. United States, 95 F. Supp. 3d 965 (N.D. Tex. 2015). “”); Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (West 2013) (“A [marriage] license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex.”
State v. Johnson, 967 N.W.2d 242 (Neb. 2021). “22 And Texas has declared that its policy is “to preserve and uphold each marriage against claims of invalidity unless a strong reason exists for holding the marriage void or voidable.”
Johnson v. State, 103 S.W.3d 463 (Tex. App. 2003). “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 2.001 , 2.401 (Vernon 1998).”
Gustavo Noel Hinojosa v. Steve Paul LaFredo (Tex. App. 2020). · cites it 3× “In Texas, to enter into a valid ceremonial marriage: (1) a couple must obtain a marriage license; (2) the county clerk must execute the marriage license; (3) the ceremony must be performed within ninety days of issuance of the license; and (4) the ceremony must be conducted by a…”
David Clyde Billodeau v. State (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 2.001 (b), 2.401 (Vernon 2006).”
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— Tex. Fam. Code § 2.001(a) — 1 case
Gustavo Noel Hinojosa v. Steve Paul LaFredo (Tex. App. 2020). “In Texas, to enter into a valid ceremonial marriage: (1) a couple must obtain a marriage license; (2) the county clerk must execute the marriage license; (3) the ceremony must be performed within ninety days of issuance of the license; and (4) the ceremony must be conducted by a…”
— Tex. Fam. Code § 2.001(b) — 6 cases
Ex Parte Morales, 212 S.W.3d 483 (Tex. App. 2007). “Art I, § 32; Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (West 1998), Morales contends that section 21.”
Windsor v. United States, 699 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2012). “1, § 32; Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 2.001 (b) & 6.204; Utah Const.”
De Leon v. Perry, 975 F. Supp. 2d 632 (W.D. Tex. 2014). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (West 2013).”
Littleton v. Prange, 9 S.W.3d 223 (Tex. App. 1999). “See Tex. Fam.Code Ann. § 2.001(b) (Vernon 1998); Ky.”
Billodeau v. State, 263 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. App. 2008). “See TEX. FAM.CODE ANN. §§ 2.001(b), 2.401 (Vernon 2006).”
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