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	Gay marriage is legal in Texas. A justice who won't marry same-sex couples heads to court anyway	Austin American Statesman	Schermele, Z.	10/26/2023	5 doc(s)	Blacklock, Jimmy; Freedom of religion; Hensley, Dianne; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Justices of the peace; LGBTQ persons; Same-sex marriage
	Texas appeals court tosses suit from Waco JP who refused to marry gay couples	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	11/04/2022	5 doc(s)	3rd Court of Appeals, Texas; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Justices of the peace; Mitchell, Jonathan; Same-sex marriage
	Six Texas lawsuits target gay marriage, LGBT rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade	Dallas Morning News	McGaughy, L.	07/25/2022	1 TX bill 8 doc(s)	Court decisions; Freedom of religion; Lawsuits; LGBTQ persons; Mitchell, Jonathan; Same-sex marriage; Sex discrimination
	Texas judges say religious beliefs allow them to refuse same-sex weddings	Dallas Morning News	Krause, K.	03/22/2020	7 doc(s)	Freedom of religion; Judges; Same-sex marriage
	State panel seeks to move JP's lawsuit over discipline for refusing same-sex weddings	Waco Tribune Herald	Witherspoon, T.	03/16/2020	2 doc(s)	Freedom of religion; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Judicial ethics; Justices of the peace; Same-sex marriage
	Commission on Judicial Conduct hurt by politics	San Antonio Express News	Editorial	02/29/2020	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)	Gubernatorial appointments; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on
	Texas attorney general is oddly determined to pick fights with his own constituents	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	02/02/2020	1 TX bill 9 doc(s)	Attorney General of Texas; Galveston, Texas; Harris County; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Justices of the peace; Paxton, Ken; Planned Parenthood; Same-sex marriage; State Employee Charitable Campaign
	AG Ken Paxton sidesteps gay marriage case that conflicts with his beliefs	San Antonio Express News	Goldenstein, T.	01/30/2020	4 doc(s)	Attorney General of Texas; Cain, Briscoe; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Justices of the peace; Paxton, Ken; Same-sex marriage
	Does gay marriage ruling force Texas judges to choose career over faith?	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	01/06/2020	5 doc(s)	Freedom of religion; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Judicial ethics; Justices of the peace; Paxton, Ken; Political fact-checking; Same-sex marriage
	Waco judge sues state agency over punishment for gay-marriage refusal	Houston Chronicle	Goldenstein, T.	12/25/2019	5 doc(s)	Freedom of religion; Judicial Conduct, State Commission on; Judicial ethics; Justices of the peace; Same-sex marriage
	What religious exemptions exist for justices of the peace in Texas?	Austin American Statesman	Goldenstein, T.	12/21/2019	4 doc(s)	Attorney General opinions; Church and state; Judicial ethics; Justices of the peace; Paxton, Ken; Political fact-checking; Same-sex marriage