laws

Guns in schools? Drinking and driving? Leaving cars and homes unlocked? Smoking areas for high school students? Yep, all once totally normal in El Paso and Texas in general once upon a time.

Seriously, 3 bills are working their way through the system in Texas, each containing certain health mandates that prevent certain foods from being available to certain people, dictate school menus, require physical education classes and some new warning labels.

Oh, you thought all stop signs were red?

Not wearing shoes could land you in big trouble in some states.

Get to know the new laws before they take effect for 2025

Phrogging, a term for secretly living in someone else’s home without their knowledge, is a rare but unsettling phenomenon in Texas.

"Happy hour" has a rather surprising origin story that dates back to the 1800s, but it's still illegal in these states.

This caused a ripple of folks to start beekeeping with an increase of beekeepers from 1,851 in 2012, when the policy took effect, to 8,939 by 2022.

Not only is owning a bear dangerous, but it is also expensive when you realize how much they eat.

As of April 2024, after over a decade of Kei truck fans fighting for it, the mini trucks have officially been legalized by the state at motor vehicles.

Simply put...you better behave and follow the laws in Texas.

Many states have specific rules on what roadkill you can claim. One of those states has made it completely illegal to take home animals you find along the road.