Judges in the state of Texas who refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on their sincerely held religious beliefs will no ...

Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment ...

Since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, judges and justices of the peace in Texas have had to ...

Addressing an issue that has been roiling the Texas judiciary ever since the Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges in ...

The Texas Supreme Court issued a change to the state's ethics rules for judges. It paves the way for judges to refuse to ...

Judges who decline to perform weddings based on their religious beliefs won't be violating state rules on judicial ...

Texas judges who decline to perform gay marriages based on their religious beliefs won’t be subject to sanctions governing ...

Texas judges will no longer face penalties if they opt out of performing same-sex marriages if the practice violates their religious beliefs, the state’s highest court ruled.

McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley was sanctioned by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in 2019 for ...

Texas judges who decline to perform a wedding ceremony based on a “sincerely held religious belief” do not violate the ...