Texas is a common law state. That means a state makes legal decisions largely based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws. In Texas, two willing parties — over 18, unmarried and unrelated — are legally married if they publicly announce they’re married three times.Tex. Pen. Code...
There’s plenty of women on the right, and they’re the most feminine women where it counts: Married women with children. But in general, it kind of is true. Or at least the argument of the right tend to appeal to a more “masculine” stereotype mindset, and the ones on the left, ...
Weird laws about drinking are a worldwide phenomenon: international alcohol laws are sometimes pretty out there and America has some truly strange regulations on the books as well. Alcohol laws from around the world can govern anything from how much wine a married woman can drink to penalties fo...
Things don't just happen in this world of arising and passing away. We don't live in some kind of crazy, accidental universe. Things happen according to certain laws, laws of nature. Laws such as the law of karma, which teaches us that as a certain seed gets planted, so will that f...
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas likes to say that he supports vouchers because he wants “education, not indoctrination.” This is hilarious because most vouchers are used for religious schools,whose purpose is indoctrination.They certainly do not teach students to think critically, as that might re...
Let's just hope Californians don't bring any of their crazy laws with them. The state is known for crazy rules, many of which would not fly here in Texas. Here are some glaring examples. In Blythe, California you cannot wear cowboy boots unless you are actually a cowboy. It is illeg...
But the weird laws in Wisconsin don’t end there. There are actually several illegal things in Wisconsin that will leave you scratching your head. 1. The big flush. Flickr/Sean Wisconsin Statutes Section 146.085 says the "owner or manager of any public building" may not allow "an admission...
Imagine standing alongside ten other hikers and your backdrop is the fingernail of one of South Dakota's most famous sculptures. Get our free mobile app There are dozens of great South Dakota hiking trails for any level. On Saturday, June 1 the most popular organized hike in the United Stat...
“Absolutely. Wouldn’t have it any other way.” my Crazy assured. “I mean, we pull this escape off, we deserve a drink, but after that drink—after just enough to keep us sane on our way down to Texas—we’re done with it and on to the crossword puzzles and church choir or ...
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