This means that an adult who engages in sexual activity with a minor could face up to 20 years in prison.
In Texas, the penalty for statutory rape is a second-degree felony. Statutory rape laws make it illegal for an adult to engage in sexual activity with a minor.
These laws are known as statutory rape laws. However, there are laws that prohibit certain kinds of sexual activity between minors and adults. There is no specific law in Texas that declares it illegal for two people of the same age to have sex.
This means that anyone 17 or older can legally agree to engage in sexual activity with another person. In Texas, the legal age for consent is 17.