{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.601","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 2.601","heading":"RIGHTS OF CERTAIN RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.","body":"A religious organization, an organization supervised or controlled by or in connection with a religious organization, an individual employed by a religious organization while acting in the scope of that employment, or a clergy or minister may not be required to solemnize any marriage or provide services, accommodations, facilities, goods, or privileges for a purpose related to the solemnization, formation, or celebration of any marriage if the action would cause the organization or individual to violate a sincerely held religious belief.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2015.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 1. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBTITLE A. MARRIAGE","CHAPTER 2. THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP","SUBCHAPTER G. FREEDOM OF RELIGION WITH RESPECT TO RECOGNIZING OR PERFORMING CERTAIN MARRIAGES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.2.htm#2.601","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"4e2a5c68d31c9cc77a9254cec67d1c4a0b512eb03ca2b55afb8a034a3abdf760","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.501","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-2.602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}