Asked 9/28/2016 – Houston, TX

A minor wants to date me and may want to have sex with me he is 17 and I don’t want to get in trouble so what should be the legal age for doing so. We haven’t had sex and we haven’t started dating

Answer

The age of consent in Texas is 17. There is no age impediment to such relationship. Make SURE, however, of his exact age; it is not a defense to any criminal prosecution the he told you he was 17, but it turns out he is younger.