▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁two ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁state ' s ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁ban ▁in ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court , ▁which ▁ruled ▁in ▁their ▁favor ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁while ▁stay ing ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁its ▁r uling ▁pending ▁appeal . ▁The ▁state ▁has ▁appe aled ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als . ▁ ▁State ▁law su its ▁ ▁Div or ce ▁for ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁M atter ▁of ▁the ▁Mar riage ▁of ▁A . L . F . L . ▁and ▁K . L . L . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁same - sex ▁couple , ▁married ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C ., ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce ▁and ▁child ▁cust ody ▁law suit . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Judge ▁Barbara ▁Nell erm oe , ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁Jud icial ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁B ex ar ▁County , ▁ruled ▁that ▁three ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Family ▁Code , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Section ▁ 3 2 ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Constitution , ▁were ▁un const itution al . ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Texas ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Greg ▁Abb ott ▁appe aled ▁the ▁decision . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁