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Governor Abbott Statement On Supreme Court Same-Sex

Statement

Date: April 28, 2015
Location: Austin, TX
Issues: Marriage Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Federal, State and Local Relations

Texas Governor Greg Abbott released the following statement in advance of the United States Supreme Court hearing oral arguments today in a series of cases over whether states' same-sex marriage bans are constitutional:

"Texans voted overwhelmingly to define marriage in this State as the union of one man and one woman. As Texas' attorney general, I defended the definition of marriage in the Texas Constitution against court challenges, and I commend Attorney General Paxton for continuing that work. Texans--not unelected federal judges--should decide this important question for their State. I sincerely hope the U.S. Supreme Court will respect the sovereign right of States to define marriage."


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