Every 22 minutes, a baby is born to a teen in Texas. According to the Centers for Disease Control, Texas is in the top 10 states for teen pregnancy numbers. Pregnancy and birth are significant contributors to high school dropout rates. Only about 50% of teen mothers receive a high school diploma.
More than 1 in 6 teenagers who gave birth in Texas in 2020 already had a child. Texas does not require sex education and has the strictest abortion law in the nation.