In Texas

Rhonda over at Laugh Quotes has that Silly Sunday Meme going. 
What's sillier than a bunch of bureaucrats getting together to save us from ourselves?





Overreaching government is nothing new. Some examples from my state;

Texas Law says;

·  A recently passed anti-crime 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.

·  It is unlawful for a person to consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle upon a public roadway, if the person is observed doing so by a peace officer.

·  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 drive without windshield wipers. You don't need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

·  You can be legally married by publicly introducing a person as your husband or wife 3 times.

·  A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.

·  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. 

  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 cannot be carried in your pocket.

Beaumont

·  Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.

Clarendon

·  It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.

El Paso

·  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."

Houston

·  Beer may not be purchased after midnight on a Sunday, but it may be purchased on Monday.

·  It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.

Galveston

·  It is illegal to drive a motor car down Broadway before noon on Sundays.

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 now illegal to place a "for sale" sign on a car if it visible from the street.

·  It is illegal to do "U Turns".

San Antonio

·  It is illegal for both sexes to flirt or respond to flirtation using the eyes and/or hands.

·  It is illegal to urinate on the Alamo.

Temple

·  No one may ride a horse and buggy through the town square.

·  You can ride your horse in the saloon.

·  Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot.

Texarkana

·  Owners of horses may not ride them at night without tail lights.

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