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WHAT IS IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATOR AND STUDENT IN TEXAS? The law against improper relationships between educators and students criminalizes consensual sexual relationships between school employees and students who are 17 years of age or older. A school employee who engages in sexual conduct with a student who is younger...

WHAT IS INDECENCY WITH A CHILD IN TEXAS? Indecency with a child occurs in one of two ways: by exposure, or by sexual contact. A child is defined in this statute as a person under 17 years of age. What is indecency with a child by contact? Indecency with a...

WHAT IS BESTIALITY IN TEXAS? Bestiality is engaging in any sexual act with an animal, which is a felony in Texas. WHAT IS THE BESTIALITY LAW IN TEXAS? Tex. Penal Code § 21.09. BESTIALITY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly: (1) engages in an act involving...

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WHAT IS PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN TEXAS? The public lewdness statute outlaws sexual acts in public, or in a private place where it is likely that another will be present and see the sexual conduct. Texas law generally does not regulate consensual sex between adults, as long as it is done...

WHAT IS HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT IN TEXAS? The Texas law against homosexual conduct was declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2003, but the statute remains in the Penal Code. WHAT IS THE HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT LAW IN TEXAS? Tex. Penal Code § 21.06. HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT. (a) A person commits an...

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