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The Texas Legislature’s approval of SB 907 in 2021 allowed county clerks to issue marriage licenses remotely. Here’s how to apply in Tarrant County.
State lawmakers changed the marriage license form so that it does not display the clerk’s name. That was a key complaint by Davis — that she didn’t want her name on a license for a gay couple.
In parts of the United States, the certificate of marriage is recorded on the same document as the marriage license or application for marriage. While each state creates their own form for use with the recording of marriages, most states have a specific portion of the record to be completed by the official performing the ceremony.
The U.S. state of Texas issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples and recognizes those marriages when performed out-of-state. On June 26, 2015, the United States legalized same-sex marriage nationwide due to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v.
In 1973, following a same-sex couple's application for a marriage license in Wharton County the year prior, the Texas Legislature passed a bill requiring that marriages be between "a man and a woman". The bill was signed into law by Governor Dolph Briscoe on June 15, 1973.
The following individuals applied for marriage licenses in January: Ashley Marie Fritter and Edward Joel Griffith. James Albert Nau and Arlene Nancy Hupp. Anna Marie Whetzel and Stephen Ryan Frost.
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