DALLAS (AP) — Same-sex couples in Texas may soon obtain marriage licenses following Friday’s landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalizes gay marriage nationwide.
Several gay couples were present Friday morning at county clerk offices in Austin, San Antonio and Dallas hours before the decision. But some offices were planning to remain open longer to accommodate larger numbers in the afternoon.
Other counties were holding off until receiving guidance from the state, which fought to preserve a 2005 constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Houston is among the cities where county officials are awaiting guidance from the Texas attorney general.
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has remained an emphatic opponent of gay marriage, even as signs in recent months pointed to the Supreme Court striking down state bans.