Attor­ney Gen­er­al Ken Pax­ton State­ment on Argu­ments Defend­ing Mar­riage Before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued the following statement regarding the State’s oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit defending the institution of marriage:

“In 2005, Texans overwhelmingly supported a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. I am committed to defending the Texas Constitution, the will of our citizens and this sacred institution.”