▁the ▁legisl ature ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁regular ▁session , ▁House ▁Bill ▁ 1 3 0 0 ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁L on ▁Burn am ▁would ▁have ▁repe aled ▁the ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁prohib ition ; ▁however , ▁the ▁bill ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Affairs ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives . ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 4 8 0 ▁by ▁Senator ▁Juan ▁H ino j osa ▁would ▁have ▁repe aled ▁only ▁the ▁civil ▁union ▁prohib ition ; ▁however , ▁this ▁bill ▁also ▁died ▁in ▁committee . ▁ ▁Constitution ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Texas ▁vot ers ▁approved ▁Texas ▁Proposition ▁ 2 ▁that ▁am ended ▁the ▁state ▁constitution ▁to ▁define ▁marriage ▁as ▁consisting ▁" only ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁one ▁man ▁and ▁one ▁woman " ▁and ▁prohib iting ▁the ▁state ▁or ▁any ▁political ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁from ▁creating ▁or ▁recogn izing ▁" any ▁legal ▁status ▁identical ▁or ▁similar ▁to ▁marriage ." ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁legisl ature ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁regular ▁session , ▁House ▁J oint ▁Resol ution ▁ 7 7 ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁Rafael ▁An chia , ▁House ▁J oint ▁Resol ution ▁ 7 8 ▁by ▁Represent ative ▁Gar net ▁Cole man , ▁and ▁Senate ▁J oint ▁Resol ution ▁ 2 9 ▁by ▁Senator ▁José ▁R . ▁Rodríguez ▁would ▁have ▁repe aled ▁the ▁constitution al ▁definition ▁of ▁marriage ; ▁however , ▁all ▁these ▁resolution s ▁died ▁in ▁their ▁respective ▁comm itte es . ▁ ▁Federal ▁law suit