In TX is it okay?

Question

for a 17 year old girl to go out with a 23-24 year old guy??

I only ask this because my cousin is going out with a guy that age.

Answer 1

The age of consent is 17 in Texas.

Answer 2

I would actually quesiton her sanity if she did.

its not illegal to go out with anyone older thatn you are, unless there is sex involved then the older person can be charged with statutory rape (which in most states, the age of consent is 16)

17 is all too young to be dating, let alone dating someone 7 years older than you are. Remember, or put this into perspective. if she is seventeen now, when he was seventeen, she was only 10 years old...

Answer 3

It doesn't appear to be illegal based on the statute.

§ 21.11. INDECENCY WITH A CHILD. (a) A person commits an
offense if, with a child younger than 17 years and not the person's spouse, whether the child is of the same or opposite sex, the person:
(1) engages in sexual contact with the child or causes
the child to engage in sexual contact; or
(2) with intent to arouse or gratify the sexual desire
of any person:
(A) exposes the person's anus or any part of the person's genitals, knowing the child is present; or
(B) causes the child to expose the child's anus or any part of the child's genitals.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor:
(1) was not more than three years older than the victim and of the opposite sex;
(2) did not use duress, force, or a threat against the
victim at the time of the offense; and
(3) at the time of the offense:
(A) was not required under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register for life as a sex offender; or
(B) was not a person who under Chapter 62 had a reportable conviction or adjudication for an offense under this section.
(c) In this section, "sexual contact" means the following
acts, if committed with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual
desire of any person:
(1) any touching by a person, including touching
through clothing, of the anus, breast, or any part of the genitals
of a child; or
(2) any touching of any part of the body of a child,
including touching through clothing, with the anus, breast, or any
part of the genitals of a person.
(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the
second degree and an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.

Answer 4

Hey people in Texas have a law ,its called a handgun.