The U.S. Supreme Court struck down bans on same-sex marriages nationwide today, June 26, 2015, but Henderson and Kaufman County Clerks said they would wait for direction from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and new forms before proceeding.

Personnel at both offices said Paxton's office instructed them to wait for authorization and new marriage license forms before starting the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses.

The Cedar Creek Lake area has a sizable LGBT population.

"We will start issuing them as soon as we receive the notification," said Susan Bass, chief deputy of the Henderson County Clerk's office.

Kaufman County Clerk Laura Hughes also said her office would comply. "When we get it, we are ready," she said.

Both officials said they were unsure when they would get the word to proceed.

In nearby Dallas County, which has one of the largest LGBT populations in the country, the Dallas County Clerk's office began issuing the marriage licenses immediately and marriages began taking place.

One male couple who have been partners for 50-plus years immediately got married before the crush of television cameras.

Paxton's office released a statement shortly after the announcement of the Supreme Court ruling condemning the 5 to 4 decision as an attack on the religious freedom of people who define marriage as an institution limited to one man and one woman.

The Supreme Court said in the ruling that churches will not be required to perform same-sex marriages in denying that the ruling would affect religious freedom.

President Obama praised the ruling.