REPORT: Some Texas counties not ready if SCOTUS rules in favor of gay marriage...

If the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage later this month, Austin and San Antonio may be the only places in Texas where gay couples can obtain licenses initially.

Representatives from the Bexar and Travis county clerks’ offices say they’re prepared to physically modify marriage license application forms, which are generated by the state Vital Statistics Unit and currently say “male” and “female.” However, clerks in Dallas and El Paso counties—both Democrats—said they’d be reluctant to do so. Clerks in Harris and Tarrant counties, both Republicans, didn’t return calls seeking comment.

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