Texas state Rep. James White It’s been more than six years since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, making marriage equality the law of the land (in other words, requiring legal recognition of same-sex marriage everywhere in the U.S.).
So, that’s settled, right? We no longer have to fight that fight, right? Wrong. Texas state Rep. James White, the Republican representing District 19 which includes portions of Jasper, Newton Hardin, Polk and Tyler counties in southeast Texas, this week sent a letter asking indicted and under-federal-investigation Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton t o issue an opinion clarifying “whether Obergefell v.