Texas Supreme Court allows judges to refuse performing same sex marriages

Texas judges and justices of the peace, who are legally allowed to perform wedding ceremonies, now will not face punishment if they refuse to perform a ceremony on the basis of a “sincerely held religious belief,” according to a new interpretation of the Judicial Code of Conduct issued by the Texas Supreme Court. Listen to the State of Texas Podcast every week, wherever you get your pods: https://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas-p... Stay informed about Texas politics and the latest from the weekly State of Texas show on our website, KXAN+ smart TV app and social media: https://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas https://www.kxan.com/watch-kxan-on-ro... https://www.youtube.com/c/KXANAustinN...   / kxannews     / kxan_news     / kxan_news