{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-21.06","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Penal Code § 21.06","heading":"HOMOSEXUAL CONDUCT.","body":"Section 21.06 was declared unconstitutional by Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S.Ct. 2472.\n(a) A person commits an offense if he engages in deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.","path":["PENAL CODE","TITLE 5. OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON","CHAPTER 21. SEXUAL OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PE/htm/PE.21.htm#21.06","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:34Z","sha256":"bcb71738e0e697ecabf3f5afd1a8594bc172b2cf0069e2ba07ebb03ea3d3a78e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-21.03","next":"us-tx/tex.-penal-code-21.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}