Re: Texas Polygamists--sf in real life?

David Friedman wrote:
> 
> Further, as I understand the situation, the age for marriage with
> parental consent was raised in Texas from 14 to 16 in 2005. 

Really?  Because that was the same year we defined marriage as "the 
union of one man and one woman", which I would interpret as excluding
minors:
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/txconst/sections/cn000100-003200.html

But a little web searching shows me you were right, see section
4.08 (near the very bottom) of this:
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/79R/billtext/html/SB00006F.HTM

which amends the regulations for granting marriage licenses:
http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/FA/content/htm/fa.001.00.000002.00.htm

and that link has a section prohibiting inbreeding as follows:
"The other applicant is not related to me as:
	(A)  an ancestor or descendant, by blood or
adoption;                      
	(B)  a brother or sister, of the whole or half blood or by 
adoption;       
	(C)  a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or half blood 
or by adoption;
	(D)  a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of the whole 
or half blood or by adoption;
	(E)  a current or former stepchild or stepparent; 
or                       
	(F)  a son or daughter of a parent's brother or sister, of 
the whole or half blood or by adoption."

which may be enough to cancel many of these marriages.
 
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