Propopsed Texas Law Aims at Church Promoting Polygamy

An AP dispatch carried by the Kansas City Star reports that a bill has been introduced into the Texas legislature to raise the age of consent for marriage from 14 to 16 and outlaw stepparents from marrying stepchildren. The bill is HB 3006, introduced by Rep. Harvey Hildebran. It is apparently aimed at the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints that has built a facility in West Texas near Eldorado. Members of the sect practice polygamy, cannot speak to nonmembers, and may not access outside media.