co e , ▁the ▁county ▁judge ▁of ▁Tra vis ▁County , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁county ▁would ▁not ▁change ▁its ▁policy ▁because , ▁" Leg ally , ▁we ▁are ▁in ▁good ▁shape ." ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁said ▁the ▁city ▁did ▁not ▁expect ▁any ▁problems ▁from ▁the ▁opinion ▁because ▁" O ur ▁domestic ▁partner ▁policy ▁does ▁not ▁say ▁anything ▁about ▁marriage ▁or ▁gender ." ▁El ▁Pas o ▁mayor ▁John ▁Cook ▁said , ▁" The ▁att orney ▁general ' s ▁opinion ▁is ▁nothing ▁but ▁that ▁- ▁it ' s ▁an ▁opinion ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁a ▁court ▁case ." ▁Ver onica ▁Esc obar , ▁the ▁county ▁judge ▁of ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County , ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁opinion ▁was ▁not ▁binding ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁county ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁provide ▁benefits ▁to ▁the ▁un mar ried ▁partners ▁of ▁its ▁employees . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁ ▁Stat ute ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Texas ▁legisl ature ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁issu ance ▁of ▁marriage ▁lic enses ▁to ▁same - sex ▁cou ples . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁en act ed ▁a ▁stat ute ▁that ▁made ▁void ▁in ▁Texas ▁any ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁or ▁civil ▁union . ▁This ▁stat ute ▁also ▁prohib its ▁the ▁state ▁or ▁any ▁ag ency ▁or ▁political ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁from ▁giving ▁effect ▁to ▁same - sex ▁mar ri ages ▁or ▁civil ▁un ions ▁performed ▁in ▁other ▁juris dict ions . ▁ ▁During