"We have a few instances a year where 40- to 50-year-old men are marrying 16- to 17-year-old girls in the state of Texas," ...

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that would ban child marriage in the state, closing a legal loophole ...

Child marriages in Texas could end this year, as state lawmakers debate a proposal to close a loophole that allows certain 16 ...

Current state law allows children as young as 16 to marry if they are legally emancipated from their parents, a situation ...

The committee heard testimony which detailed concerns surrounding safety,” wrote Sen. Debra Altschiller, D-Stratham.

HB 168 closes a loophole the author, State Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) said allows 16 or 17-year-olds emancipated from their families to receive a marriage license.

Texas lawmakers are debating a bill to close a loophole allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to marry under certain conditions.

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The Texas Legislature is poised to end the controversial practice of child marriage in the Lone Star State with a bill the House passed Wednesday. House Bill 168, authored by Rep. Jon Rosenthal ...