Funny Texas Laws
1. – It is illegal to take more that three sips of beer while standing.
2. – You can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.
3. – It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
4. – It is illegal to milk another person’s cow.
5. – The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
6. – One must acknowledge a supreme being before being able to hold public office.
7. – It is illegal to sell one’s eye.
8. – A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.
9. – 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.
10. – 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.
11. – It is illegal to idle or loiter anyplace within the corporate limits of the city for the purpose of flirting or mashing. (Abilene)
12. – Wire cutters can not be carried in your pocket. (Austin)
13. – Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University. (Beaumont)
14. – It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or riding crop, and firecrackers of any kind. (Borger)
15. – It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster. (Claredon)
16. – 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. (El Paso)
17. – It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays. (Galveston)
18. – Bicycles must be operated at a "reasonable speed". (Galveston)
19. – No person shall throw trash from an airplane. (Galveston)
20. – Landing an airplane on the beach is illegal. (Galveston)
21. – Any person who sits on a sidewalk may be fined up to $500. (Galveston)
22. – No person may disturb a church service by swearing. (Harker Heights)
23. – It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday. (Houston)
24. – Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday. (Houston)
25. – Dogs must be on a leash at ALL times. (Jasper)
26. – It is illegal to take more than three swallows of beer while standing. (LeFors)
27. – It is illegal to drive within an arm’s length of alcohol – including alcohol in someone else’s blood stream. (Lubbock County)
28. – It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts. (Mesquite)
29. – Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator. (Port Arthur)
30. – It is illegal to do "U Turns". (Richardson)
31. – It is now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street. (Richardson)
32. – It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands. (San Antonio)
33. – Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot. (Temple)
34. – You can ride your horse in the saloon. (Temple)
35. – No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square. (Temple)
36. – Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.
well it is texas, so they’re probably all true.
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aprilnicole on 2010.01.26
They were a law at one point, but are no longer followed.
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Marygoroun(d) on 2010.01.26
I doubt that all of these are illegal still to this day. They may have been at some point in time. There are some very stupid, outdated laws that are still on the books in different states.
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dee-louise on 2010.01.26
well it is texas, so they’re probably all true.
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deva on 2010.01.26
in Greenwood, B.C. it’s against the law to shoot a gun downtown…. after dark. of course it’s now illegal at any time. everyplace probably has strange old laws that haven’t been removed from the books.
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