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Tex. Family Code § 2.205

DISCRIMINATION IN CONDUCTING MARRIAGE PROHIBITED

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Tex. Family Code § 2.205, DISCRIMINATION IN CONDUCTING MARRIAGE PROHIBITED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/642157
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(a) A person authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony by this subchapter is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, religion, or national origin against an applicant who is otherwise competent to be married. (b) On a finding by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that a person has intentionally violated Subsection (a), the commission may recommend to the supreme court that the person be removed from office.