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Texas Appeals Court Upholds Gay Marriage, Divorce Ban

HeadlineSep 01, 2010

A Texas appeals court has ruled same-sex couples legally married in other states can’t get divorced in Texas. The ruling came in the case of a gay Dallas couple who had split up after getting married in Massachusetts in 2006. In issuing the decision, the appeals court also ruled that the Texas same-sex marriage ban is constitutional.

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