Lawmakers in 2017 took a major step to end most child marriages. However, emancipated teenagers 16 and older can get married.

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

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would eliminate the remaining legal pathway for ... that have banned child marriage without exceptions. If passed, the law would take effect in ...

You are generally not responsible for your spouse’s credit card debt unless you are a co-signer for the card or it is a joint ...

Jon Rosenthal, a Houston Democrat, would also nullify all existing marriage ... in Texas was raised to 16, and the law requires the child to be emancipated first. But Texas’ emancipation laws ...

Independent bookstores including Nowhere Bookshop see renewed support as book bans and anti-DEI laws spark community demand ...

Under President Donald Trump’s renewed administration, Texas has emerged as a key frontline in the push for aggressive ...

A small band of GOP members representing districts in blue states wants to raise the limit on federal tax deductions for ...

A bill that would have raised the legal age of marriage to 18 without exceptions in Hawaii died after not getting a hearing in the Senate despite a push by ...

The text specifically states that a marriage is ... changed Delaware law so that marriages between first cousins that took place outside of the state would be recognized inside the state, so those ...

That whole law ... tax laws up there,” Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) told The Post. Republicans who want to raise the cap say that at minimum, they want to eliminate the “marriage penalty ...