{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 2.001","heading":"MARRIAGE LICENSE.","body":"(a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state.\n(b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBCHAPTER A. APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.2.htm#2.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"be6c719c574d467ffcf0de18a7d844146aceaf5a6a38884f1aaf0a30afe7705d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-1.109","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}