Stupid Laws in Texas

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

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A person found intoxicated must be given a large dose of castor oil by a local doctor and failure to gulp it down will result in a fine

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A program has been created in the state that attempts to control the weather.

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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.

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An old law made it illegal to go to church in disguise.

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Any artificial constructed underwater barrier reefs must come with an instruction booklet.

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Any person who sits on a sidewalk may be fined up to $500.

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Appearing in public places wearing a “lewd dress” is prohibited.

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

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Bicycles must be operated at a “reasonable speed”

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Cattle thieves may be hanged on the spot.

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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.

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Collegiate football is banned at Lamar University.

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Dogs must be on a leash at ALL times.

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Drivers of city vehicles must respect all traffic rules just like the rest of us.

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Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.

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In College Station, Texas, you can have a restraining order placed on someone from a property (apartment, duplex, business building) however, if the restrained person is invited by another person, they can enter the property legally. Officers can come and tell them there is a restraining order for them at that location, but cannot make them leave if they are with the person who invited them.

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It is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crop), and explosive firecrackers of any kind.

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

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It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.

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It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.

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It is illegal to do “U Turns”.

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

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It is illegal to drive within an arm’s length of alcohol – including alcohol in someone else’s blood stream.

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It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers. You don’t need a windshield, but you must have the wipers.

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