WilCo issuing same-sex marriage licensesCounty clerk issued four licenses to same-sex couples Monday

Williamson County began issuing same-sex marriage licenses June 29  after initially holding off from doing so June 26. The county clerk’s office issued 21 marriage licenses by the end of the day, including four for same-sex couples, according to the county Public Affairs Manager Connie Watson. While some Texas counties began issuing same-sex marriage licenses immediately following the 5-4 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which made same-sex marriage legal throughout the county, the Williamson County Clerk Nancy Rister waited to receive legal advice on how to proceed, according a statement from Williamson County Attorney Dee Hobbs.Read more The release referenced a written […]

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