Denton County Issues Its First Same-Sex Marriage License
Couple excited but realizes there are still challenges ahead for same-sex couples.
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Couple excited but realizes there are still challenges ahead for same-sex couples.
For the first time since Friday's historic decision that legally allows gay couples to marry in Texas, Denton and Collin Counties issued a same-sex marriage license on Monday morning.
CBS11 went to two very different church services on the first Sunday since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
"Numerous lawyers stand ready to assist clerks defending their religious beliefs... and I will do everything I can from this office to be a public voice for those standing in defense of their rights."
Sharon Nelson and Debbie Clark had tears of joy in their eyes as they walked out of the Tarrant County Clerk's office with a marriage license.
"Love Rules," was the common theme as the crowd embraced one another and even witnessed a first for a church.
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Today, 85-year-old Jack Evans and 82-year-old George Harris, were the first couple to get married in Dallas County, after the Supreme Court declared same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry.
As soon as the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing gay marriage was announced couples, many of whom had already gathered at the Dallas County Clerk's Office, lined up to get marriage licenses.
Same-sex couples in Texas may soon obtain marriage licenses following Friday's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalizes gay marriage nationwide.
All eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court this morning since same-sex marriage is among the five cases still to be decided. But the Texas AG has a message for offices preparing to issue marriage licenses – not so fast!
The decision on same-sex marriage is now in the hands of the Supreme Court.
About 250 people gathered Monday afternoon at the Texas Capitol to rally in support of what they call "Biblical marriage" — a union between a man and a woman.
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Jack Evans and George Harris say they cheered when Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant exchanged vows Thursday morning, after a state judge ordered the Travis County clerk to issue them a marriage license.
Two Austin women were married this morning after a Travis County judge ordered the county clerk to issue a marriage license.
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A probate judge in Travis County has ruled that the Texas ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
News that the Supreme Court will take up same sex marriage in America was welcome news to a Plano couple who has been fighting for years for the right to marry.
Like most couples who have spent more than a half century finishing each others sentences -- and interrupting others -- Jack Evans and George Harris fit like an old pair of jeans.
Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana took their stands against same-sex marriage Friday before a federal appellate court with a legacy of pushing Deep South conservatives out of their comfort zones on civil rights.
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A Tarrant County judge has denied the request of two North Texas women seeking a same-sex divorce.
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