▁not ▁viol ate ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Prote ction ▁Cla use ▁of ▁the ▁Four teenth ▁Am end ment , ▁even ▁when ▁used ▁to ▁prevent ▁a ▁leg ally - mar ried ▁couple ▁from ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁divor ce . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁is ▁pending ▁before ▁the ▁Texas ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁with ▁or al ▁arguments ▁set ▁for ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Texas ▁v . ▁N aylor ▁In ▁Austin , ▁another ▁same - sex ▁couple ▁married ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce , ▁and ▁the ▁district ▁court ▁actually ▁granted ▁the ▁divor ce ▁before ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ▁could ▁interven e . ▁The ▁Att orney ▁General ▁appe aled ▁that ▁decision ▁too , ▁but ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁Third ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁in ▁Austin , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Texas ▁v . ▁N aylor ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁state ▁had ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁the ▁case , ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁divor ce ▁on ▁appeal . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁is ▁pending ▁before ▁the ▁Texas ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁Or al ▁arguments ▁took ▁place ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Tex ans ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁have ▁increasing ly ▁supported ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁at ▁a ▁faster ▁rate ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁population . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁found ▁that ▁ 4