I was waiting for something like this: The Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton has said the county clerks can refuse to issue a marriage license for same sex couples, and judges and justices of the peace can refuse to marry same sex couples http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Texas-AG-tells-clerks-judges-to-flout-Supreme-6354467.php. I am not surprised that AG Paxton took the chicken shit (pardon my language) route of saying clerks may be fined or sued, and there are attorneys willing to provide legal services for them, on a pro-bono basis, if need be. Chicken shit, because he did not even have the guts to say "And the Texas Attorney General's office will provide you with legal representation."
Paxton also used the lame excuse that there are others, deputies and clergy, who can perform same sex marriages. So, he knows the Supreme Court ruling is binding, he is just looking for a way to thumb his nose at the decision (and be disrespectful to the United States Supreme Court.) However, I think he is just showing his stupidity and small-mindedness.
To my way of thinking, the Travis County Clerk, Dana Debeauvoir, has a better understanding of the Untied States Constitution. And she certainly has a better understanding of her role as county clerk than AG Paxton.
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