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No-fault divorce could face a new challenge in the Texas Legislature
Summary by McKinney News Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Maria Guerrero , as published by NBC DFW
· September 15, 2026
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For decades, Texas has allowed no-fault divorce, giving spouses a way to end a marriage without having to prove that one person was responsible for its breakdown. But the Texas GOP has made ending no-fault divorce one of its policy priorities heading into the upcoming Texas legislative session, d...
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Key points But the Texas GOP has made ending no-fault divorce one of its policy priorities heading into the upcoming Texas legislative session, d... For decades, Texas has allowed no-fault divorce, giving spouses a way to end a marriage without having to prove that one person was responsible for its breakdown.
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