16 most silly enforceable laws in Texas
By: Annita Hamilton Freeman (CW Dallas Ft. Worth)
Texas may be the nation's capitol in the most number of idiotic laws. No surprise.
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DALLAS(KDAF)— Obviously laws are in place to keep everyone safe but don't some of them seem a little silly or outdated?
HG.org, a legal advisory site, listed the 16 strange laws enforceable laws still on the books in Texas. HG.org said, "Many states still have strange laws that aren't enforced or taken seriously. Most of these laws are outdated and often humorous to us now. The Lone Star state is no exception".
Here are the 16 most ridiculous laws still enforceable today:
- Selling your organs- The site said "According to the Texas Penal Code Section 48.02, it's against the law to sell human organs. It is illegal in Texas to sell your eyes, heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, skin, and other organs or tissues. Selling organs is a Class A misdemeanor. Texans should also know that a conviction could result in a year in jail and/or a $4,000 fine. Organ purchases are also covered by this law.
- Barefoot in public- There are some cities in Texas where it's illegal to go barefoot without a permit. To comply with the city's laws of sanitation and appearance, citizens must buy a permit for $5. They are then free to go barefoot.
- Owning the Encyclopedia Britannica- Texas outlawed owning the encyclopedia set because a volume contains the recipe for making beer. Since lawmakers don't want home breweries, being caught owning the set can technically result in fines and/or jail time.
- No drinking while standing- In LeFors, Texas, it is illegal to take more than 3 drinks (sips or swallows) of a beer while standing up. It's not completely clear why this became law.
- Don't eat your neighbor's garbage…without permission Eating your neighbor's garbage without permission can land you in jail for trespassing and property theft.
- No cheese on Sunday-It's illegal in some cities in Texas to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday
- Do not milk someone else's cow-In Texas, it is illegal to milk another person's cow. The Texas Penal Code states that doing so results in a fine of no more than $10. The current Texas law makes the act a theft of personal property.
- Don't shoot buffalo…from the second story of a hotel -It is still against the law to shoot a buffalo from the second floor of a hotel. This law may not have been so strange when buffalo were plentiful; however, there aren't many buffaloes around today that roam the streets of Texas.
- 24-hour notice-Those planning to commit a crime in Texas is required by law to provide their victims with 24 hours of written or verbal notice. The law was put on the books in an effort to reduce crime.
- Flirting-Flirting with the "eyes or hands" is illegal in San Antonio, Texas. This law is enforceable for both men and women
- Wedding bells-Texas is a common law marriage state. Therefore, 2 willing parties (who are over 18, unmarried, and aren't related) are legally married if they publicly announce they're married 3 times.
- Windshield wipers but no windshield? While you don't legally need a windshield to drive a car in Texas, it is illegal to drive without windshield wipers.
- Your Move-When two trains meet at a crossing, both need to fully stop and neither train can move until the other has left the crossing.
- No sitting on the sidewalk -In Galveston, you can be fined $500 for sitting on the sidewalk
- No showing stockings-In Dennison and Bristol, Texas, it is illegal to show your stockings. The penalty is up to a year in jail.
- No feather dusting in public-It is against the law to use a feather duster to dust any Texas public building. It's unclear whether it's the feather duster or the act of dusting that's illegal.
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So glad I don't live in Texas for a variety of reasons.
From Tx. to Fl. Is it gulf water that makes them like this?
What do you think it has done to Mexicans?
weed is illegal in texas, risking fines and imprisonment. however, you can legally buy hemp infused with THC there to smoke. wtf?
Although I've been to Texas a couple of times, spent time in Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth, I did not break any of those laws, but it's a good thing I didn't live there because I've always had a complete set with annual update volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica in whatever Toronto home I lived in. Keep in mind that most of that time was before there was an internet.
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I'm informing you that I may plagiarize you sometime in the future
meh, we're all friends here, with obvious exceptions...
I grant you blanket permission.
Obviously...
You're a peach
Yes, I am.
Also, you can't tuck your jeans into your boots unless you own more than 10 cattle.
No worries I'm a bare back rider wearing moccasins.
I always preferred riding bare back but I didn’t wear anything on my feet while riding either.
Tucking jeans into boots leads to boots full of dirt and sand.
Only a city slicker showing off stitching would ever do that.
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don't forget about all them texas cowgirls, yee haw...
I broke the law in San Antone, back in the day. Flirting with those raven-haired beauties.
Lucky for you that you didn't get caught! By the law, I mean... Unless you gave 24 hours notice. I hope you did get caught by some of the raven-haired beauties.
Just like Marty Robbins in El Paso.
Curious as to whether Rosa's Cantina ever existed.
Either way it is a classic song.
The historic Rosa's Cantina is still open and is located in the same place since pre 1959 Doniphan Drive.
Thanks to Marty Robbins it's a classic.
Used to play in a hard rock/blues band that we would transition into playing old cowboy music. Winding down from playing Funk 49 into playing Tumbling Tumbleweeds was always a crowd favorite.
back when you could still listen to country western music...
Did the same thing in Fabens Tx. once when I was a young randy teen. Her dad chased us down weeks later in Mexico. Seems he was friends with some Federales.
Damn lucky to get out of that one with my life! Still remember her. Her dad sent her off to some Catholic boarding school and I never saw her again. Sigh!
Classic song that reminded me of my first time in the Menger bar so many years ago.
Great tune by one of the best groups ever.
Way too happy. Give me sad country songs.
Give me Johhny Cash Hurt or Sunday Morning Coming Down.
That one gave me chills. Still does.
You can always tell a Texan, but you can't tell a Texan much...
Not like an Okie?
An Okie is not capable of understanding anything.
Pretty sure it's a combination of heat and dust.
... inbreeding.
... er, I meant to say family reunions.
Bob Willis is great but if you want to really enjoy San Antonio it is Tejano music you want and Antone is the capital of Tejano music. I crossed the color line from Red to Brown and danced the night away with those raven haried beauties.
Mueveme dulce nina.
Awesome. She was so great and the musicians are really wonderful.
A great artist who first broke barriers when she performed Tejano music, then a male-dominated genre. Then she broadened the appeal to Anglo audiences as well. Very sad to see one so talented, tragically murdered.
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There is a new sheriff in San Antone, Sheriff Bad Ass Yi ha.
Not!
What do you mean, ''Not''? I'm the sheriff so you better listen or I'll call mom.
Oh no! Umm... yes Sir!
That's much better and BTW, the last time I saw Mom she was on her fifth mescal and dancing with Cheech.
In East L.A. no doubt....
Right at the edge of Boyle Heights and ELA homie.
Ha, right on ese...
Or vato, LOLOLOL
Probably not, but who knows?...
Do you know E LA, ese?
How about the East LA Classic the oldest football rivalry in LA dating back to 1925 between the Roosevelt Rough Riders and the Garfield Bulldogs.
Nah, didn't live in Cali long enough to become attached in any way....
Last time I drove through Texas on IH10 way over the speed limit a ranger pulled up beside me and then punched it and left me in his dust. I slowed down rather than race him.
He probably just wanted to make sure your car had windshield wipers.
Think he was just trying to make a point.
More than likely, he was trying to figure out if it was a chic or a dude behind the wheel...
Why would one need windshield wipers in Tx?
Just bought new Rain-X Latitude wipers.
Best windshield wipers ever made!
Anything rubber on your vehicle should be the best.
The tires on my 4x4 Tacoma are BFG ATTAKO2s.
The best all terrain 4x4 tires ever made.
(The KO2s wear and handle gravel well).
Because it's the law. See #12 in the list above. You don't need a windshield though, just windshield wipers.
Too many things here become part of the State Constitution,
once ratified by the voters,
it's almost impossible to get enough interest to spend the money needed to simply repeal the inane or outdated parts.
I don't listen to law enforcement
Because it rains mud in Lubbock
LoL, many years ago, I went out side in Lawton OK, and it had rained mud. Had to clean my windshield before I could drive.
So should we now start talking about your misdeeds?
Which Tx. laws have you broken? (given that they are all silly).
Since we are in the Chicano mood crusin Atlantic Blvd this song is for you, G.
Thanks, Kavika! I was born in a hospital on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California, right in the middle of L.A. Native Son -- that's me.
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I was told earlier that doughnut holes are illegal in New York, but I couldn't find any information on that. Does anyone have a link? I did find something that says doughnut holes are illegal in Lehigh, Nebraska. .
Are doughnut holes illegal in Texas? If they're not, that would be a real travesty.
Not at all...
That's terrible news.
Doughnut holes are just way too easy to pop into your mouth!
Of course they should be illegal! All oral fixations should be illegal!
Please join my site "never eat again" and save yourselves from hell!
Can't answer ref Texas but like pot they're completely legal cross Canada, we call them Timbits (addictive as crack)
do they have those at tim horton's, I can't remember. I was too busy stuffing bearclaws in my face last time I was in one in canada.
Yep they're from Tim Hortons
Oh, how I miss Tim's donuts, but I know that at my age I should be careful about that kind of thing. I wonder if anyone knows that Tim Horton was a Maple Leaf NHL hockey player, or that Tim Hortons' very first store was opened in the city in which I was born and grew up - Hamilton, Ontario, and is still on that same corner today.
And here is its first store in Texas, opened 2021 in Katy.
Yes I miss Timmies too, but they switched their coffee to a crappier brew and I caught the diabetes. Oh well.
If you're talking about Type 2 Diabetes, Metformin should keep it under control, it has for me for at least a quarter century until I contracted the Covid Omicron variation when my blood sugar few upwards and I developed an awful itchy skin condition, but thankfully I'm okay now. Back then, when my doctor told me I had Diabetes I asked him what I shouldn't eat, and he told me "Everything that you like the most." LOL
Lol Buzz good for you staying on top of your Type 2, unfortunately I did not. Like you I was on Metformin but since my ketoacidosis attack back in Sep I have been on insulin. Good luck to ya
And a long comfortable life to you.
I'm very sorry to hear that. I'm on Metformin and it seems to be keeping it under control (Type 2)
Good for you Trout, keep healthy and hopefully that doesn't change.
Did the same thing in Fabens Tx. once when I was a young randy teen. Her dad chased us down weeks later in Mexico. Seems he was friends with some Federales.
Damn lucky to get out of that one with my life! Still remember her. Her dad sent her off to some Catholic boarding school and never saw her again. Sigh!
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I have one important question about Texas. Does the Traildust still cut your tie off if you wear one when you go there for a magnificent steak?
However, my best memory of Texas: The unforgettable privilege of being in the audience when Ann Richards was the keynote speaker.
I haven't been there in over 30 years, Buzz, so I don't know.
Ann Richards was a good governor.
She should have been POTUS.
I guess your pseudonym caused me to be misinformed. Maybe someone who's still there would answer my question.
Guess nobody's been to the Traildust for a while. Maybe it doesn't even exist any more.
Recent incredibly stupid laws passed in Texas include, among others:
Banning nearly all abortions with no exception for rape or incest and leading to forcing women to have to leave the state in order to get the health care they need.
Outlawing dispensing or mailing the abortion-inducing medications mifepristone and misoprostol, in most circumstances.
Failing to make an exception for lethal fetal abnormalities, forcing some pregnant patients to carry pregnancies to term even if they are not expected to have viable outcomes.
Banning lifesaving, medically necessary, and evidence-based healthcare for transgender youth, healthcare which has been proven to decrease the chance of suicide in trans youth.
Allowing the Texas Secretary of State of investigate election "irregularities" only in one county because that county happens to have a Democratic majority.
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Had a good laugh here !! Re #1 , if I had sold my heart, liver, lungs, kidneys. eyes, etc. I doubt I would be concerned about a possible fine or gaol sentence !
I spent the holidays on the texas riviera and didn't see 1 beach cart moron flying a trump flag.