illegal

We've all had to do it, show ID when checking out some very mundane items like a Sharpie or fuel cleaner or over the counter medication. Baking may be next. I look at why and other weird items that require an ID inside.

Can you get a ticket or be arrested for flashing your headlights because of a cop?

Collecting rainwater can save you some money, but in some places it's frowned upon

In Texas, no specific law says hitting traffic cones is against the law. Doing so could still put you in legal jeopardy, depending upon the circumstances.

No specific laws in Texas make it illegal to use profanity or "cuss out" a fast food or other service worker. That doesn't mean being rude or abusive to a service worker in our state or anywhere else is totally free of consequences. According to the Texas Penal Code, it is clear that certain behaviors, including the use of abusive, indecent, profane, or vulgar language in a public place, can be illegal.

Have a bone to pick? you can legally fight someone in Texas by following this one law.

There are laws and ordinances for your backyard and in public.

I've been on run writing stories about "Is it legal?" and just for fun took a chance on Google's autofill. Autofill, for those under a rock, fills with the item(s) most searched on Google. That is to say, as silly as my topic here is, real people typed it into the Google search engine over and over...

What do you do with your used cooking grease? Some people are very economical and use only enough oil for what they're doing, and/or store the rest for next time. But what if you've had, say a fish fry and there's just more used oil than you can store...

As we bundle up indoors, did you know it's illegal to leave your four-legged pal outside in dangerously low temps?