
§ 6.204. RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE OR CIVIL 
UNION.  (a) In this section, "civil union" means any relationship 
status other than marriage that:
		(1)  is intended as an alternative to marriage or 
applies primarily to cohabitating persons;  and
		(2)  grants to the parties of the relationship legal 
protections, benefits, or responsibilities granted to the spouses 
of a marriage.
	(b)  A marriage between persons of the same sex or a civil 
union is contrary to the public policy of this state and is void in 
this state.
	(c)  The state or an agency or political subdivision of the 
state may not give effect to a:
		(1)  public act, record, or judicial proceeding that 
creates, recognizes, or validates a marriage between persons of the 
same sex or a civil union in this state or in any other 
jurisdiction;  or
		(2)  right or claim to any legal protection, benefit, 
or responsibility asserted as a result of a marriage between 
persons of the same sex or a civil union in this state or in any 
other jurisdiction.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 124, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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