{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.203","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 2.203","heading":"CEREMONY.","body":"(a) On receiving an unexpired marriage license, an authorized person may conduct the marriage ceremony as provided by this subchapter.\n(b) A person may assent to marriage by the appearance of a proxy appointed in the affidavit authorized by Subchapter A if the person is:\n(1) a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; and\n(2) unable to attend the ceremony.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, Sec. 1, eff. April 17, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 650 (H.B. 869), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBCHAPTER C. CEREMONY AND RETURN OF LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.2.htm#2.203","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"e5e813d51552d32e2b59427371ad2139bc28076b2aeffcc6a7d96e1795517e01","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}