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Texas
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State
Law |
- When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall
come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone.
- It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while
standing.
- Up to a felony charge can be levied for promoting the use of, or owning
more than six dildos.
- It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of
a hotel.
- It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
- A recently passed anticrime law requires criminals to give their victims
24 hours notice, either orally or in writing, and to explain the nature
of the crime to be committed.
- Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.
- The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains
a formula for making beer at home.
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Local
Law |
Abilene
- It is illegal to
idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for
the purpose of flirting or mashing.
Austin
- Wire cutters can
not be carried in your pocket.
Beaumont
- Collegiate football
is banned at Lamar University.
Borger
- It is against the
law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts
(riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.
Clarendon
- It is illegal to
dust any public building with a feather duster.
Dallas
- It's illegal to
possess realistic dildos.
El Paso
- Urinating on the
streets is illegal.
- Appearing in public
places wearing a "lewd dress" is prohibited.
- Churches, hotels,
halls of assembly, stores, markets, banking rooms, railroad depots,
and saloons are required to provide spittoons "of a kind and number
to efficiently contain expectorations into them."
Galveston
- Landing an airplane
on the beach is illegal.
- No person shall
inhale fumes from model glue.
- Any person who sits
on a sidewalk may be fined up to $500.
- It is illegal to
drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.
Harker Heights
- No person amy disturb
a church service by swearing.
- Drivers of city
vehicles must respect all traffic rules just like the rest of us.
Houston
- It is illegal to
sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
- Beer may not be
purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.
Jasper
- Dogs must be on
a leash at ALL times. Fine of 100 dollars.
LeFors
- It is illegal to
take more than three swallows of beer while standing.
Lubbock County
- It is illegal to
drive within an arm's length of alcohol - including alcohol in someone
else's blood stream.
Mesquite
- It is illegal for
children to have unusual haircuts.
Port Arthur
- Obnoxious odors
may not be emitted while in an elevator.
Richardson
- It is illegal to
do "U Turns".
- It is now illegal
to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.
San Antonio
- It is illegal to
urinate on the Alamo.
- It is illegal for
both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.
Temple
- Cattle thieves may
be hanged on the spot.
- You can ride your
horse in the saloon.
- No one may ride
a horse and buggy through the town square.
Texarkana
- Owners of horses
may not ride them at night without tail lights.
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