Age of consent law can a 17-year-old legally date a 26-year-old in the state of Texas

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by Grant St. Jullian III

September 29, 2016

Asked 9/28/2016 – Longview, TX

My 17-year-old daughter is dating a 26-year-old man

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The age of consent in Texas is 17. There is no age impediment to such relationship.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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