Unusual Texas Laws
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.
Criminals
are required to give their victims 24 hours notice, either orally or in
writing, and to explain the nature of the crime to be committed.
The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
Clarendon, Texas:
It is illegal to dust any public building with a feather duster.
Houston, Texas:
It is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday.
Mesquite, Texas:
It is illegal for children to have unusual haircuts.
Port Arthur, Texas:
Obnoxious odors may not be emitted while in an elevator.
Temple, Texas:
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.