▁academ ics ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁arch ae olog ists ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁arch ae olog ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁writers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁American ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : Class ical ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁College ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Woman ▁Ge ograph ers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Texas ▁issues ▁marriage ▁lic enses ▁to ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁and ▁recogn izes ▁those ▁mar ri ages ▁when ▁performed ▁out - of - state . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁r uling ▁striking ▁down ▁all ▁state ▁b ans ▁on ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁Article ▁ 1 , ▁Section ▁ 3 2 , ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Constitution ▁provided ▁that ▁" Mar riage ▁in ▁this ▁state ▁shall ▁consist ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁union ▁of ▁one ▁man ▁and ▁one ▁woman ," ▁and ▁" This ▁state ▁or ▁a ▁political ▁sub div ision ▁of ▁this ▁state ▁may ▁not ▁create ▁or ▁recognize ▁any ▁legal ▁status ▁identical ▁or ▁similar ▁to ▁marriage ." ▁Pro hib ition ▁of ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁and ▁civil ▁un ions ▁also ▁exist ▁in ▁Texas ▁stat ute . ▁This ▁am end ment ▁and ▁all ▁related ▁stat utes ▁have ▁been ▁ruled ▁un const itution al . ▁Some ▁cities ▁and ▁count ies ▁in ▁the ▁state