Since 2018, 16 states and Washington, D.C., have ended child marriage by raising the legal age for marriage to 18.

Sherry Johnson, just 11 years old at the time, stood in a Florida courtroom in 1971 wearing what she later described as a wedding dress. She was about to be married against her will to a church deacon ...

The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

The Texas House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships took testimony on House Bill 168 on April 7, 2025. A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state’s House of ...

Texas lawmakers are debating a bill that would close a loophole that allows certain teenagers to marry before they are 18. Credit: Texas Tribune / Kaylee Greenlee Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly ...

Texas legislators are considering a bill that would eliminate the remaining legal pathway for minors to marry in the state. House Bill 168, introduced by Democrat Texas state Representative Jon ...

The Kendeda Fund, an environmental-sustainability charity that last year broadened its agenda to include girls’ rights, has pledged $23-million to two aid groups working on reducing forced child ...

This social experiment tests how the public reacts to the sight of an elderly man appearing to marry a young girl in public. It’s a powerful reminder of the importance of protecting children’s rights ...

LUFKIN, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Child marriages in Texas could end this year, as state lawmakers debate a proposal that would close a loophole from a 2017 law that allows certain 16- and ...