Texas is considered by some to be the proudest state in the nation, from Cowboys fans in Dallas raving their team's infamous five Superbowl wins to rappers in Houston boasting proud lyrics about their hometown to the country folks of the Panhandle admiring the splendor of "God's country."
Most Texans would agree they're proud of who they are and where they come from, right?
Texas also has a fascinating history: the secession, the Alamo, the JFK assasination and more. And who could forget the classic open range, gunfights and life of the cowboy?
All of these historical events and lifestyles make Texas what it is today. And what would Texas be without a little unique twist, something peculiar? I'm now going to leave you with some Texas facts. Decide for yourself, after you read the following, if your loyalty to Texas is still the same.
- It is illegal to milk another person's cow.
- It is illegal to drive without windshield wipers, but not illegal to drive without a windshield.
- It is illegal for one to shoot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel.
- 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.
- The entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
- While standing, it is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time.
- Homosexual behavior is a misdemeanor offense.
- If two trains meet at a railroad crossing, they must both come to a complete stop and cannot move on until the other one has passed.
- It is illegal to put graffiti on another person's cow.
- It is illegal to curse in front of or indecently expose a corpse.
- In 1893, Amarillo's population was listed as "between 500 and 600 humans and 50,000 head of cattle."
- In Borger, it is against the law to throw confetti, rubber balls, feather dusters, whips or quirts (riding crops) or exploding firecrackers of any kind.
- In Clarendon, it is illegal to dust any official building with a feather duster.
*"Texas could exist without the United States, but the United States cannot, except at very great hazard, exist without Texas." --Sam Houston*
