18...because after 18 your are mature and can have SEX, pick your nose without asking parents, eat fish, and juggle. What is it with having SEX? Having SEX has NOTHING to do with being mature.
17 is legal in Texas if your're 55. The age of consent in Texas is 17
if I'm reading your question correctly, "what is the age of consent in Texas" means "at what age can a minor have sexual relations w/ another person (whither a minor or not is indifferent to the question, but important" and the secondary phrase "in Texas" is respecting Texas state law, as the law is different in each state. if I'm reading your question correctly, "what is the age of consent in Texas" means "at what age can a minor have sexual relations w/ another person (whither a minor or not is indifferent to the question, but important" and the secondary phrase "in Texas" is respecting Texas state law, as the law is different in each state.
Someone under the age of 18 is considered a minor.
The age of majority in Texas is 18. At 18 you are legally an adult. What you may have heard as far as being "legal" is the Texas age of consent, which is 17. That is the age at which it is legal for you to consent to sex.
Age 18. Only Texas has that law.
No! Being pregnant does not automatically make you an adult. Adulthood is only accomplished by age - You are still a "minor child" by legal standards.
No. She is a minor he is an adult. He can be charged with rape.
Until you are an adult, Texas law says the parents are responsible for the minor and where they live. Seventeen is not the same age as eighteen.
In Texas, children can petition for emancipation at age 16. However, the court will consider various factors before granting emancipation, such as the child's ability to support themselves financially and make independent decisions.
In Texas, minors must be at least 16 years old to petition for emancipation. However, the court will consider factors such as the minor's ability to manage their own financial affairs and demonstrate maturity before granting emancipation.
Texas Family Code, chapter 31 allows a minor who is at least 16 to petition for 'removal of disabilities of minority' The minimum age is 16, the minor must go through a court procedure called "Removal of Disabilities of a Minor"..Texas Family Code 31.001
The age of majority in Texas is 18 years old. At this age, individuals are considered legal adults and are granted all the rights and responsibilities that come with adulthood.