Those types of anomalies are supposed to be resolved by the "Full Faith and Credit" clause of our constitution, whereby each State is supposed to recognize and give "full faith and credit" to the laws of another state. But on this issue many of the states are flaunting the constitution and passing laws explicitly saying they will not recognize same sex marriages recognized in other states. And that is how the greater edifice crumbles when some choose to pick away at the rights of minorities ....
You may also be interested to know that the text approved by Texas, on its face, reads as if it bans heterosexual marriages as well as homosexual marriages. Here it is in its entirety:
(a) Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.
(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.
Someone apparently forgot to insert the word "other" before "legal status" in clause (b). So now Texas cannot recognize any legal status "identical" to marriage, i.e. marriage as defined in clause (a) between a man and a woman. This will be a boon to anyone wanting to get out of a marriage and avoid those untidy things called divorce and alimony.
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